diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f10a27c09d88..d7ba05191470 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ KBUILD_LDFLAGS	+= $(call ld-option,--no-warn-rwx-segments)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_STRIP_ASM_SYMS),y)
-LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= $(call ld-option, -X,)
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= -X
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RELR),y)