diff --git a/testcases/kernel/kvm/Makefile b/testcases/kernel/kvm/Makefile
index d9eb1072836..ce4a5ede249 100644
--- a/testcases/kernel/kvm/Makefile
+++ b/testcases/kernel/kvm/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/include/mk/testcases.mk
 ASFLAGS =
 CPPFLAGS += -I$(abs_srcdir)/include
 GUEST_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS) -DCOMPILE_PAYLOAD
-GUEST_CFLAGS = -ffreestanding -O2 -Wall -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -mno-mmx -mno-sse
-GUEST_LDFLAGS = -nostdlib -Wl,--build-id=none -fno-stack-protector -z noexecstack
+GUEST_CFLAGS = -ffreestanding -O2 -Wall -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -fno-stack-protector -mno-mmx -mno-sse
+GUEST_LDFLAGS = -nostdlib -Wl,--build-id=none -z noexecstack
 GUEST_LDLIBS =
 KVM_LD ?= $(LD)