diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/Makefile
index 7ee02fe4a63d..a206598b5d95 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += -ffreestanding -D__linux__
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -pipe -mlongcalls
 
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mforce-no-pic,)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-serialize-volatile,)
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_LD_NO_RELAX),)
 LDFLAGS := --no-relax