diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1d5298356ea8..42bfda209cb8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -917,6 +917,9 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_RELR),y)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= --pack-dyn-relocs=relr
 endif
 
+# make the checker run with the right architecture
+CHECKFLAGS += --arch=$(ARCH)
+
 # insure the checker run with the right endianness
 CHECKFLAGS += $(if $(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN),-mbig-endian,-mlittle-endian)