diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/Makefile b/arch/blackfin/kernel/Makefile
index 38a233374f07..4a92a86824b7 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ else
     obj-y += time.o
 endif
 
+CFLAGS_kgdb_test.o := -mlong-calls -O0
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_IPIPE)                  += ipipe.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IPIPE_TRACE_MCOUNT)     += mcount.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BFIN_GPTIMERS)          += gptimers.o