diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 51c8df5610777459c727e30cc65ef6fe7aa41b66..438231500510508f029ff63af2c75604abd55b32 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1524,12 +1524,10 @@ config THUMB2_KERNEL
 	bool "Compile the kernel in Thumb-2 mode" if !CPU_THUMBONLY
 	depends on (CPU_V7 || CPU_V7M) && !CPU_V6 && !CPU_V6K
 	default y if CPU_THUMBONLY
-	select ARM_ASM_UNIFIED
 	select ARM_UNWIND
 	help
 	  By enabling this option, the kernel will be compiled in
-	  Thumb-2 mode. A compiler/assembler that understand the unified
-	  ARM-Thumb syntax is needed.
+	  Thumb-2 mode.
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
@@ -1564,9 +1562,6 @@ config THUMB2_AVOID_R_ARM_THM_JUMP11
 
 	  Unless you are sure your tools don't have this problem, say Y.
 
-config ARM_ASM_UNIFIED
-	bool
-
 config ARM_PATCH_IDIV
 	bool "Runtime patch udiv/sdiv instructions into __aeabi_{u}idiv()"
 	depends on CPU_32v7 && !XIP_KERNEL
diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 80351e505fd57aeb0413a80e61214e341a3e2f48..e83f5161fdd883158decaa02c7545c68731faca7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -115,9 +115,11 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND),y)
 CFLAGS_ABI	+=-funwind-tables
 endif
 
+# Accept old syntax despite ".syntax unified"
+AFLAGS_NOWARN	:=$(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mno-warn-deprecated,-Wa$(comma)-W)
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL),y)
 AFLAGS_AUTOIT	:=$(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mimplicit-it=always,-Wa$(comma)-mauto-it)
-AFLAGS_NOWARN	:=$(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mno-warn-deprecated,-Wa$(comma)-W)
 CFLAGS_ISA	:=-mthumb $(AFLAGS_AUTOIT) $(AFLAGS_NOWARN)
 AFLAGS_ISA	:=$(CFLAGS_ISA) -Wa$(comma)-mthumb
 # Work around buggy relocation from gas if requested:
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_THUMB2_AVOID_R_ARM_THM_JUMP11),y)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE	+=-fno-optimize-sibling-calls
 endif
 else
-CFLAGS_ISA	:=$(call cc-option,-marm,)
+CFLAGS_ISA	:=$(call cc-option,-marm,) $(AFLAGS_NOWARN)
 AFLAGS_ISA	:=$(CFLAGS_ISA)
 endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/unified.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/unified.h
index a91ae499614cbb5e1c23a646a04082026bec061f..2c3b952be63ebbc536d767798eb21dfba153d25b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/unified.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/unified.h
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_UNIFIED_H
 #define __ASM_UNIFIED_H
 
-#if defined(__ASSEMBLY__) && defined(CONFIG_ARM_ASM_UNIFIED)
+#if defined(__ASSEMBLY__)
 	.syntax unified
+#else
+__asm__(".syntax unified");
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_V7M
@@ -64,77 +66,4 @@
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL */
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_ARM_ASM_UNIFIED
-
-/*
- * If the unified assembly syntax isn't used (in ARM mode), these
- * macros expand to an empty string
- */
-#ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
-	.macro	it, cond
-	.endm
-	.macro	itt, cond
-	.endm
-	.macro	ite, cond
-	.endm
-	.macro	ittt, cond
-	.endm
-	.macro	itte, cond
-	.endm
-	.macro	itet, cond
-	.endm
-	.macro	itee, cond
-	.endm
-	.macro	itttt, cond
-	.endm
-	.macro	ittte, cond
-	.endm
-	.macro	ittet, cond
-	.endm
-	.macro	ittee, cond
-	.endm
-	.macro	itett, cond
-	.endm
-	.macro	itete, cond
-	.endm
-	.macro	iteet, cond
-	.endm
-	.macro	iteee, cond
-	.endm
-#else	/* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
-__asm__(
-"	.macro	it, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n"
-"	.macro	itt, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n"
-"	.macro	ite, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n"
-"	.macro	ittt, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n"
-"	.macro	itte, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n"
-"	.macro	itet, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n"
-"	.macro	itee, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n"
-"	.macro	itttt, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n"
-"	.macro	ittte, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n"
-"	.macro	ittet, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n"
-"	.macro	ittee, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n"
-"	.macro	itett, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n"
-"	.macro	itete, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n"
-"	.macro	iteet, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n"
-"	.macro	iteee, cond\n"
-"	.endm\n");
-#endif	/* __ASSEMBLY__ */
-
-#endif	/* CONFIG_ARM_ASM_UNIFIED */
-
 #endif	/* !__ASM_UNIFIED_H */