diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Makefile b/arch/blackfin/Makefile
index 46738d49b7c8..802ac5fae88a 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Makefile
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS           += -mlong-calls
 endif
 KBUILD_AFLAGS           += $(call cc-option,-mno-fdpic)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE    += -mlong-calls
-KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE   += -m elf32bfin
+LDFLAGS                 += -m elf32bfin
 KALLSYMS         += --symbol-prefix=_
 
 KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := BF537-STAMP_defconfig