2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
index 5198b742fde1..5836294fdbf7 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ more details, with real examples.
 
         Example:
                 #Makefile
-                LDFLAGS_vmlinux += $(call really-ld-option, -X)
+                LDFLAGS_vmlinux += $(call ld-option, -X)
 
 
 === 4 Host Program support
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 978416dd31ca..547e15daf03d 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ cc-ldoption = $(call try-run,\
 # ld-option
 # Usage: LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, -X)
 ld-option = $(call try-run,\
-        $(CC) /dev/null -c -o "$$TMPO" ; $(LD) $(1) "$$TMPO" -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+        $(CC) -x c /dev/null -c -o "$$TMPO" ; $(LD) $(1) "$$TMPO" -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
 
 # ar-option
 # Usage: KBUILD_ARFLAGS := $(call ar-option,D)