diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 70b3aa9aa7184cee7e4db4c0e82674149fae4e41..48f3ae7897a00dcd2f64410609abf38ba664073a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ endif
 # For gcc stack alignment is specified with -mpreferred-stack-boundary,
 # clang has the option -mstack-alignment for that purpose.
 ifneq ($(call cc-option, -mpreferred-stack-boundary=4),)
-        cc_stack_align_opt := -mpreferred-stack-boundary
-else ifneq ($(call cc-option, -mstack-alignment=4),)
-        cc_stack_align_opt := -mstack-alignment
+      cc_stack_align4 := -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2
+      cc_stack_align8 := -mpreferred-stack-boundary=3
+else ifneq ($(call cc-option, -mstack-alignment=16),)
+      cc_stack_align4 := -mstack-alignment=4
+      cc_stack_align8 := -mstack-alignment=8
 endif
 
 # How to compile the 16-bit code.  Note we always compile for -march=i386;
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ REALMODE_CFLAGS	:= $(M16_CFLAGS) -g -Os -D__KERNEL__ \
 
 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), $(cc_stack_align_opt)=2)
+REALMODE_CFLAGS += $(cc_stack_align4)
 export REALMODE_CFLAGS
 
 # BITS is used as extension for files which are available in a 32 bit
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_32),y)
         # Align the stack to the register width instead of using the default
         # alignment of 16 bytes. This reduces stack usage and the number of
         # alignment instructions.
-        KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,$(cc_stack_align_opt)=2)
+        KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cc_stack_align4)
 
         # Disable unit-at-a-time mode on pre-gcc-4.0 compilers, it makes gcc use
         # a lot more stack due to the lack of sharing of stacklots:
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ else
         # default alignment which keep the stack *mis*aligned.
         # Furthermore an alignment to the register width reduces stack usage
         # and the number of alignment instructions.
-        KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,$(cc_stack_align_opt)=3)
+        KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cc_stack_align8)
 
 	# Use -mskip-rax-setup if supported.
 	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mskip-rax-setup)