diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
index bb267562e7ed9a..7e4d5f9f358ec2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 OBJS		=
+plus_sec := $(call as-instr,.arch_extension sec,+sec)
 
 # Ensure that MMCIF loader code appears early in the image
 # to minimise that number of bocks that have to be read in
@@ -21,9 +22,16 @@ OBJS		+= sdhi-shmobile.o
 OBJS		+= sdhi-sh7372.o
 endif
 
-AFLAGS_head.o += -DTEXT_OFFSET=$(TEXT_OFFSET)
-HEAD	= head.o
-OBJS	+= misc.o decompress.o
+AFLAGS_head.o := -DTEXT_OFFSET=$(TEXT_OFFSET)
+AFLAGS_head.o += -Wa,-march=armv7-a$(plus_sec)
+HEAD = head.o
+
+AFLAGS_misc.o +=-Wa,-march=armv7-a$(plus_sec)
+MISC = misc.o
+
+AFLAGS_decompress.o += -Wa,-march=armv7-a$(plus_sec)
+DECOMPRESS = decompress.o
+
 FONTC	= $(srctree)/drivers/video/console/font_acorn_8x8.c
 
 # string library code (-Os is enforced to keep it much smaller)
@@ -114,7 +122,7 @@ endif
 targets       := vmlinux vmlinux.lds \
 		 piggy.$(suffix_y) piggy.$(suffix_y).o \
 		 lib1funcs.o lib1funcs.S ashldi3.o ashldi3.S \
-		 font.o font.c head.o misc.o $(OBJS)
+		 font.o font.c head.o misc.o decompress.o $(OBJS)
 
 # Make sure files are removed during clean
 extra-y       += piggy.gzip piggy.lzo piggy.lzma piggy.xzkern \
@@ -149,12 +157,14 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux += -X
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux += -T
 
 # For __aeabi_uidivmod
+AFLAGS_lib1funcs.o +=-Wa,-march=armv7-a$(plus_sec)
 lib1funcs = $(obj)/lib1funcs.o
 
 $(obj)/lib1funcs.S: $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/lib/lib1funcs.S
 	$(call cmd,shipped)
 
 # For __aeabi_llsl
+AFLAGS_ashldi3.o +=-Wa,-march=armv7-a$(plus_sec)
 ashldi3 = $(obj)/ashldi3.o
 
 $(obj)/ashldi3.S: $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/lib/ashldi3.S
@@ -180,7 +190,7 @@ if [ $(words $(ZRELADDR)) -gt 1 -a "$(CONFIG_AUTO_ZRELADDR)" = "" ]; then \
 	false; \
 fi
 
-$(obj)/vmlinux: $(obj)/vmlinux.lds $(obj)/$(HEAD) $(obj)/piggy.$(suffix_y).o \
+$(obj)/vmlinux: $(obj)/vmlinux.lds $(obj)/$(HEAD) $(obj)/$(MISC) $(obj)/$(DECOMPRESS) $(obj)/piggy.$(suffix_y).o \
 		$(addprefix $(obj)/, $(OBJS)) $(lib1funcs) $(ashldi3) FORCE
 	@$(check_for_multiple_zreladdr)
 	$(call if_changed,ld)
@@ -189,6 +199,7 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux: $(obj)/vmlinux.lds $(obj)/$(HEAD) $(obj)/piggy.$(suffix_y).o \
 $(obj)/piggy.$(suffix_y): $(obj)/../Image FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,$(suffix_y))
 
+AFLAGS_piggy.$(suffix_y).o += -Wa,-march=armv7-a$(plus_sec)
 $(obj)/piggy.$(suffix_y).o:  $(obj)/piggy.$(suffix_y) FORCE
 
 CFLAGS_font.o := -Dstatic=