diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 68f4387cc279..1f7bbde5e23e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ CFLAGS_ABI	+=-funwind-tables
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL),y)
-AFLAGS_AUTOIT	:=$(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mimplicit-it=always,-Wa$(comma)-mauto-it)
-CFLAGS_ISA	:=-mthumb $(AFLAGS_AUTOIT)
+CFLAGS_ISA	:=-mthumb -Wa,-mimplicit-it=always
 AFLAGS_ISA	:=$(CFLAGS_ISA) -Wa$(comma)-mthumb
 # Work around buggy relocation from gas if requested:
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_THUMB2_AVOID_R_ARM_THM_JUMP11),y)