diff --git a/arch/riscv/Makefile b/arch/riscv/Makefile
index 6203c3378922..4de83b9b1772 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/Makefile
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ endif
 # Avoid generating .eh_frame sections.
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -fno-unwind-tables
 
+# The RISC-V attributes frequently cause compatibility issues and provide no
+# information, so just turn them off.
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-riscv-attribute)
+KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-riscv-attribute)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mno-arch-attr)
+KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mno-arch-attr)
+
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE += $(call cc-option,-mno-relax)
 KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE += $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mno-relax)
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/compat_vdso/Makefile b/arch/riscv/kernel/compat_vdso/Makefile
index 260daf3236d3..7f34f3c7c882 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/compat_vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/compat_vdso/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ COMPAT_LD := $(LD)
 COMPAT_CC_FLAGS := -march=rv32g -mabi=ilp32
 COMPAT_LD_FLAGS := -melf32lriscv
 
+# Disable attributes, as they're useless and break the build.
+COMPAT_CC_FLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-riscv-attribute)
+COMPAT_CC_FLAGS += $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mno-arch-attr)
+
 # Files to link into the compat_vdso
 obj-compat_vdso = $(patsubst %, %.o, $(compat_vdso-syms)) note.o