diff --git a/arch/x86/purgatory/Makefile b/arch/x86/purgatory/Makefile
index dc0b91c1db04b..7c7bfdf0d0c0f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/purgatory/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/purgatory/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ KCOV_INSTRUMENT := n
 # make up the standalone purgatory.ro
 
 PURGATORY_CFLAGS_REMOVE := -mcmodel=kernel
-PURGATORY_CFLAGS := -mcmodel=large -ffreestanding -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss -g0
+PURGATORY_CFLAGS := -mcmodel=small -ffreestanding -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss -g0
+PURGATORY_CFLAGS += -fpic -fvisibility=hidden
 PURGATORY_CFLAGS += $(DISABLE_STACKLEAK_PLUGIN) -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
 PURGATORY_CFLAGS += -fno-stack-protector