diff --git a/include/linux/linkage.h b/include/linux/linkage.h
index 691f59171c6c..5126cceb6ae9 100644
--- a/include/linux/linkage.h
+++ b/include/linux/linkage.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
 
+#ifndef LINKER_SCRIPT
 #define ALIGN __ALIGN
 #define ALIGN_STR __ALIGN_STR
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
   ALIGN; \
   name:
 #endif
+#endif /* LINKER_SCRIPT */
 
 #ifndef WEAK
 #define WEAK(name)	   \
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index d5425660a3df..341b58902ffc 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ targets += $(extra-y) $(MAKECMDGOALS) $(always)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 quiet_cmd_cpp_lds_S = LDS     $@
       cmd_cpp_lds_S = $(CPP) $(cpp_flags) -P -C -U$(ARCH) \
-	                     -D__ASSEMBLY__ -o $@ $<
+	                     -D__ASSEMBLY__ -DLINKER_SCRIPT -o $@ $<
 
 $(obj)/%.lds: $(src)/%.lds.S FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cpp_lds_S)