diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index eae53c69a177..859b49d0d077 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ config ARM
 	select HAVE_FAST_GUP if ARM_LPAE
 	select HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD if !XIP_KERNEL
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER if !THUMB2_KERNEL && !CC_IS_CLANG
-	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER if !XIP_KERNEL
+	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER if !XIP_KERNEL && (CC_IS_GCC || CLANG_VERSION >= 100000)
 	select HAVE_GCC_PLUGINS
 	select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT if PERF_EVENTS && (CPU_V6 || CPU_V6K || CPU_V7)
 	select HAVE_IDE if PCI || ISA || PCMCIA
diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 977f4e66f145..d6273b660629 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND),y)
 CFLAGS_ABI	+=-funwind-tables
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG),y)
+CFLAGS_ABI	+= -meabi gnu
+endif
+
 # Accept old syntax despite ".syntax unified"
 AFLAGS_NOWARN	:=$(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mno-warn-deprecated,-Wa$(comma)-W)