diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
index 50136828f5b5..97adb4b0a093 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ SECTIONS
  * binutils is too old (for other reasons as well)
  */
 ASSERT((__proc_info_end - __proc_info_begin), "missing CPU support")
+#ifndef CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST
 ASSERT((__arch_info_end - __arch_info_begin), "no machine record defined")
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_XIP_DEFLATED_DATA
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 20c4f6d20c7a..f02d617e3359 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ __start_rodata_section_aligned = ALIGN(__start_rodata, 1 << SECTION_SHIFT);
  * binutils is too old (for other reasons as well)
  */
 ASSERT((__proc_info_end - __proc_info_begin), "missing CPU support")
+#ifndef CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST
 ASSERT((__arch_info_end - __arch_info_begin), "no machine record defined")
+#endif
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL */