diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile
index 25dd2a14560d..88c322d7c71e 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ cflags-$(CONFIG_X86)		+= -m$(BITS) -D__KERNEL__ -O2 \
 				   -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -mno-red-zone \
 				   -mno-mmx -mno-sse -fshort-wchar
 
-cflags-$(CONFIG_ARM64)		:= $(subst -pg,,$(KBUILD_CFLAGS)) -fpie
+# arm64 uses the full KBUILD_CFLAGS so it's necessary to explicitly
+# disable the stackleak plugin
+cflags-$(CONFIG_ARM64)		:= $(subst -pg,,$(KBUILD_CFLAGS)) -fpie \
+				   $(DISABLE_STACKLEAK_PLUGIN)
 cflags-$(CONFIG_ARM)		:= $(subst -pg,,$(KBUILD_CFLAGS)) \
 				   -fno-builtin -fpic -mno-single-pic-base
 
@@ -21,7 +24,6 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS			:= $(cflags-y) -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING \
 				   -D__NO_FORTIFY \
 				   $(call cc-option,-ffreestanding) \
 				   $(call cc-option,-fno-stack-protector) \
-				   $(DISABLE_STACKLEAK_PLUGIN)
 
 GCOV_PROFILE			:= n
 KASAN_SANITIZE			:= n