diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 5851411e60fb9fd008f0035ac92932bd03eb519b..f1791addf7fcd46f103a17e919283c5fcf04b5e1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ REALMODE_CFLAGS	:= $(M16_CFLAGS) -g -Os -D__KERNEL__ \
 		   -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING \
 		   -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -march=i386 -mregparm=3 \
 		   -fno-strict-aliasing -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-pic \
-		   -mno-mmx -mno-sse \
-		   $(call cc-option, -ffreestanding) \
-		   $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector) \
-		   $(call cc-option, -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2)
+		   -mno-mmx -mno-sse
+
+REALMODE_CFLAGS += $(call __cc-option, $(CC), $(REALMODE_CFLAGS), -ffreestanding)
+REALMODE_CFLAGS += $(call __cc-option, $(CC), $(REALMODE_CFLAGS), -fno-stack-protector)
+REALMODE_CFLAGS += $(call __cc-option, $(CC), $(REALMODE_CFLAGS), -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2)
 export REALMODE_CFLAGS
 
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