diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4ea646f496c9..4ca07c01c067 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1078,6 +1078,11 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS   += $(KCFLAGS)
 KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += --build-id=sha1
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux += --build-id=sha1
 
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS	+= -z noexecstack
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD),y)
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS	+= $(call ld-option,--no-warn-rwx-segments)
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_STRIP_ASM_SYMS),y)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= $(call ld-option, -X,)
 endif