diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 968dbe24a255..41a7237606a3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += -Wno-sign-compare
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables
 # prevent gcc from generating any FP code by mistake
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow,)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-avx,)
 
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(mflags-y)
 KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(mflags-y)