diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index fc26c3d7b9b6..0306640602e7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 1995-2001 by Russell King
 
-# Ensure linker flags are correct
-LDFLAGS		:=
-
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:=-p --no-undefined -X --pic-veneer
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_ENDIAN_BE8),y)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= --be8
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/Makefile b/arch/openrisc/Makefile
index 89076a66eee2..70e06d34006c 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/openrisc/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := or1ksim_defconfig
 
-LDFLAGS         :=
 OBJCOPYFLAGS    := -O binary -R .note -R .comment -S
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux :=
 LIBGCC 		:= $(shell $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -print-libgcc-file-name)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Makefile b/arch/riscv/Makefile
index 6d4a5f6c3f4f..2627e4813edf 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 # for more details.
 #
 
-LDFLAGS         :=
 OBJCOPYFLAGS    := -O binary
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux :=
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE),y)