diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
index 91907590d183..8dff506caf07 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ sed-y = -e ':a; s/\*(\([^)]*\)\.text\.unlikely/*(\1.literal.unlikely .{text}.unl
 	-e 's/\.{text}/.text/g'
 
 quiet_cmd__cpp_lds_S = LDS     $@
-cmd__cpp_lds_S = $(CPP) $(cpp_flags) -P -C -Uxtensa -D__ASSEMBLY__ $<    \
-                 | sed $(sed-y) >$@
+cmd__cpp_lds_S = $(CPP) $(cpp_flags) -P -C -Uxtensa -D__ASSEMBLY__ \
+		 -DLINKER_SCRIPT $< | sed $(sed-y) >$@
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.lds: $(src)/vmlinux.lds.S FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,_cpp_lds_S)