diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 72f14a0b950b..cfcff52d01a8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -681,6 +681,9 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-disable-warning, pointer-sign)
 # disable invalid "can't wrap" optimizations for signed / pointers
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fno-strict-overflow)
 
+# Make sure -fstack-check isn't enabled (like gentoo apparently did)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS  += $(call cc-option,-fno-stack-check,)
+
 # conserve stack if available
 KBUILD_CFLAGS   += $(call cc-option,-fconserve-stack)