diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile b/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile
index 4a2afa1bac51..b6552b189bcd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ targets += vdso.so vdso.so.dbg vdso.lds $(vobjs-y)
 
 export CPPFLAGS_vdso.lds += -P -C
 
-VDSO_LDFLAGS_vdso.lds = -m elf_x86_64 -Wl,-soname=linux-vdso.so.1 \
+VDSO_LDFLAGS_vdso.lds = -m64 -Wl,-soname=linux-vdso.so.1 \
 		      	-Wl,-z,max-page-size=4096 -Wl,-z,common-page-size=4096
 
 $(obj)/vdso.o: $(src)/vdso.S $(obj)/vdso.so
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ vdso32.so-$(VDSO32-y)		+= sysenter
 vdso32-images			= $(vdso32.so-y:%=vdso32-%.so)
 
 CPPFLAGS_vdso32.lds = $(CPPFLAGS_vdso.lds)
-VDSO_LDFLAGS_vdso32.lds = -m elf_i386 -Wl,-soname=linux-gate.so.1
+VDSO_LDFLAGS_vdso32.lds = -m32 -Wl,-soname=linux-gate.so.1
 
 # This makes sure the $(obj) subdirectory exists even though vdso32/
 # is not a kbuild sub-make subdirectory.