diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
index bf0c7b6b00c38..01eafd8aeec6c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mno-mmx -mno-sse
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-ffreestanding)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-fno-stack-protector)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-disable-warning, address-of-packed-member)
+# Disable relocation relaxation in case the link is not PIE.
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mrelax-relocations=no)
 
 KBUILD_AFLAGS  := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__
 GCOV_PROFILE := n