diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index b0c5276861ec8cc3b5713b6f83335746f812edde..682e9c210baacb99b86817adbd45ebbd17a30955 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_32),y)
 
         KBUILD_CFLAGS += -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return
 
+        # Never want PIC in a 32-bit kernel, prevent breakage with GCC built
+        # with nonstandard options
+        KBUILD_CFLAGS += -fno-pic
+
         # prevent gcc from keeping the stack 16 byte aligned
         KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mpreferred-stack-boundary=2)
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
index 5a747dd884dbf1097916f46aaf195eb93ebe7b6c..f7535bedc33f3b73ee6c0d0b276435ae4b9fb8be 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	:= $(LINUXINCLUDE) -g -Os -D_SETUP -D__KERNEL__ \
 		   -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes \
 		   -march=i386 -mregparm=3 \
 		   -include $(srctree)/$(src)/code16gcc.h \
-		   -fno-strict-aliasing -fomit-frame-pointer \
+		   -fno-strict-aliasing -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-pic \
 		   $(call cc-option, -ffreestanding) \
 		   $(call cc-option, -fno-toplevel-reorder,\
 			$(call cc-option, -fno-unit-at-a-time)) \
diff --git a/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile b/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile
index b2d534cab25fc1500c456efbde000779d794e229..88692871823f9910aeb071ad44a86d8c5c251411 100644
--- a/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	:= $(LINUXINCLUDE) -m32 -g -Os -D_SETUP -D__KERNEL__ -D_WAKEUP \
 		   -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes \
 		   -march=i386 -mregparm=3 \
 		   -include $(srctree)/$(src)/../../boot/code16gcc.h \
-		   -fno-strict-aliasing -fomit-frame-pointer \
+		   -fno-strict-aliasing -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-pic \
 		   $(call cc-option, -ffreestanding) \
 		   $(call cc-option, -fno-toplevel-reorder,\
 			$(call cc-option, -fno-unit-at-a-time)) \