diff --git a/arch/parisc/Makefile b/arch/parisc/Makefile
index 7187664034c3..5db8882f732c 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/parisc/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ cflags-y	:= -pipe
 
 # These flags should be implied by an hppa-linux configuration, but they
 # are not in gcc 3.2.
-cflags-y	+= -mno-space-regs -mfast-indirect-calls
+cflags-y	+= -mno-space-regs
+
+# -mfast-indirect-calls is only relevant for 32-bit kernels.
+ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
+cflags-y	+= -mfast-indirect-calls
+endif
 
 # Currently we save and restore fpregs on all kernel entry/interruption paths.
 # If that gets optimized, we might need to disable the use of fpregs in the