diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 1f7bbde5e23e75ea7f6d4d35cf1c48eb13bfaff6..bdb40d5263fc1b055818070c1fb4fea4d8574eec 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -112,15 +112,18 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND),y)
 CFLAGS_ABI	+=-funwind-tables
 endif
 
+# Accept old syntax despite ".syntax unified"
+AFLAGS_NOWARN	:=$(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mno-warn-deprecated,-Wa$(comma)-W)
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL),y)
-CFLAGS_ISA	:=-mthumb -Wa,-mimplicit-it=always
+CFLAGS_ISA	:=-mthumb -Wa,-mimplicit-it=always $(AFLAGS_NOWARN)
 AFLAGS_ISA	:=$(CFLAGS_ISA) -Wa$(comma)-mthumb
 # Work around buggy relocation from gas if requested:
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_THUMB2_AVOID_R_ARM_THM_JUMP11),y)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE	+=-fno-optimize-sibling-calls
 endif
 else
-CFLAGS_ISA	:=$(call cc-option,-marm,)
+CFLAGS_ISA	:=$(call cc-option,-marm,) $(AFLAGS_NOWARN)
 AFLAGS_ISA	:=$(CFLAGS_ISA)
 endif