diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 8330495e2448..eb933dcafba0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_XSCALE)	:=$(call cc-option,-mtune=xscale,-mtune=strongarm110)
 tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_V6)		:=-mtune=strongarm
 
 # Need -Uarm for gcc < 3.x
-CFLAGS_ABI	:=$(call cc-option,-mapcs-32,-mabi=apcs-gnu)
+CFLAGS_ABI	:=$(call cc-option,-mapcs-32,-mabi=apcs-gnu) $(call cc-option,-mno-thumb-interwork,)
 CFLAGS		+=$(CFLAGS_ABI) $(arch-y) $(tune-y) $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,)) -msoft-float -Uarm
 AFLAGS		+=$(CFLAGS_ABI) $(arch-y) $(tune-y) -msoft-float