diff --git a/arch/sparc/Makefile b/arch/sparc/Makefile
index ad1fb5d969f314..eddcfb36aafb7d 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ UTS_MACHINE    := sparc
 
 #KBUILD_CFLAGS += -g -pipe -fcall-used-g5 -fcall-used-g7
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -m32 -pipe -mno-fpu -fcall-used-g5 -fcall-used-g7
-KBUILD_AFLAGS += -m32
+KBUILD_AFLAGS += -m32 -Wa,-Av8
 
 #LDFLAGS_vmlinux = -N -Ttext 0xf0004000
 #  Since 2.5.40, the first stage is left not btfix-ed.