diff --git a/arch/m68k/Makefile b/arch/m68k/Makefile
index 997c9f20ea0f937667031760193efe02fec00faf..4474e51ee53e16cb4b3efaaff10557c8cd24fe90 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Makefile
+++ b/arch/m68k/Makefile
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ cpuflags-$(CONFIG_M5206e)	:= $(call cc-option,-mcpu=5206e,-m5200)
 cpuflags-$(CONFIG_M5206)	:= $(call cc-option,-mcpu=5206,-m5200)
 
 KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(cpuflags-y)
-KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cpuflags-y) -pipe
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cpuflags-y)
+
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += -pipe -ffreestanding
+
 ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 # without -fno-strength-reduce the 53c7xx.c driver fails ;-(
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -fno-strength-reduce -ffixed-a2