diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 48f3ae7897a00dcd2f64410609abf38ba664073a..6276572259c888fa392543cee4ebd001684ca7c7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +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 += $(cc_stack_align4)
+REALMODE_CFLAGS += $(call __cc-option, $(CC), $(REALMODE_CFLAGS), $(cc_stack_align4))
 export REALMODE_CFLAGS
 
 # BITS is used as extension for files which are available in a 32 bit
@@ -78,7 +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 += $(cc_stack_align4)
+        KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,$(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:
@@ -117,7 +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 += $(cc_stack_align8)
+        KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,$(cc_stack_align8))
 
 	# Use -mskip-rax-setup if supported.
 	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mskip-rax-setup)