diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index 32b10f53d0b4..2dcb37736d84 100644
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ kallsyms()
 		kallsymopt="${kallsymopt} --all-symbols"
 	fi
 
-	kallsymopt="${kallsymopt} --page-offset=$CONFIG_PAGE_OFFSET"
+	if [ -n "${CONFIG_ARM}" ] && [ -n "${CONFIG_PAGE_OFFSET}" ]; then
+		kallsymopt="${kallsymopt} --page-offset=$CONFIG_PAGE_OFFSET"
+	fi
 
 	local aflags="${KBUILD_AFLAGS} ${KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL}               \
 		      ${NOSTDINC_FLAGS} ${LINUXINCLUDE} ${KBUILD_CPPFLAGS}"