diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 47d3a1ab08d2..817e5cfef83a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ endif
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+=$(CFLAGS_ABI) $(CFLAGS_ISA) $(arch-y) $(tune-y) $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,)) -msoft-float -Uarm
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+=$(CFLAGS_ABI) $(AFLAGS_ISA) $(arch-y) $(tune-y) -include asm/unified.h -msoft-float
 
-CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__arm__
+CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__arm__ -m32
 
 #Default value
 head-y		:= arch/arm/kernel/head$(MMUEXT).o
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/debug.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/debug.S
index 5392ee63338f..8f6e37177de1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/debug.S
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/debug.S
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ ENTRY(putc)
 	strb	r0, [r1]
 	mov	r0, #0x03		@ SYS_WRITEC
    ARM(	svc	#0x123456	)
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_V7M
+ THUMB(	bkpt	#0xab		)
+#else
  THUMB(	svc	#0xab		)
+#endif
 	mov	pc, lr
 	.align	2
 1:	.word	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ - .
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/debug.S b/arch/arm/kernel/debug.S
index ea9646cc2a0e..0a498cb3fad8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/debug.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/debug.S
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ ENTRY(printascii)
 		mov	r1, r0
 		mov	r0, #0x04		@ SYS_WRITE0
 	ARM(	svc	#0x123456	)
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_V7M
+	THUMB(	bkpt	#0xab		)
+#else
 	THUMB(	svc	#0xab		)
+#endif
 		ret	lr
 ENDPROC(printascii)
 
@@ -124,7 +128,11 @@ ENTRY(printch)
 		strb	r0, [r1]
 		mov	r0, #0x03		@ SYS_WRITEC
 	ARM(	svc	#0x123456	)
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_V7M
+	THUMB(	bkpt	#0xab		)
+#else
 	THUMB(	svc	#0xab		)
+#endif
 		ret	lr
 ENDPROC(printch)
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/nommu.c b/arch/arm/mm/nommu.c
index 3b8e728cc944..91537d90f5f5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/nommu.c
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ void __init arm_mm_memblock_reserve(void)
 	 * reserved here.
 	 */
 #endif
+	/*
+	 * In any case, always ensure address 0 is never used as many things
+	 * get very confused if 0 is returned as a legitimate address.
+	 */
+	memblock_reserve(0, 1);
 }
 
 void __init adjust_lowmem_bounds(void)