diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
index e398bb5d63bb2656570999fffe4d1729928430b3..8a84501acb1b965f2dbfe1d18b91799667af4fb3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ VMLINUX_OBJS = $(obj)/vmlinux.lds $(obj)/head_$(BITS).o $(obj)/misc.o \
 	$(obj)/string.o $(obj)/cmdline.o $(obj)/early_serial_console.o \
 	$(obj)/piggy.o
 
+$(obj)/eboot.o: KBUILD_CFLAGS += -fshort-wchar -mno-red-zone
+$(obj)/efi_stub_$(BITS).o: KBUILD_CLFAGS += -fshort-wchar -mno-red-zone
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_EFI_STUB), y)
 	VMLINUX_OBJS += $(obj)/eboot.o $(obj)/efi_stub_$(BITS).o
 endif