diff --git a/arch/alpha/Makefile b/arch/alpha/Makefile
index 4759fe751aa1ba1b21ea99b99ae2c9487627e326..2cc3cc519c549a357052a2279b7f587ed8558c9d 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Makefile
+++ b/arch/alpha/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ NM := $(NM) -B
 
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:= -static -N #-relax
 CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__alpha__ -m64
-cflags-y	:= -pipe -mno-fp-regs -ffixed-8 -msmall-data
+cflags-y	:= -pipe -mno-fp-regs -ffixed-8
 cflags-y	+= $(call cc-option, -fno-jump-tables)
 
 cpuflags-$(CONFIG_ALPHA_EV4)		:= -mcpu=ev4