diff --git a/arch/arm/config.mk b/arch/arm/config.mk
index 4e165bfda4e389c9613bbfa6ac0d1ed414775420..a6a47424518d1a2c5169377a6c8b714eef268a81 100644
--- a/arch/arm/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/config.mk
@@ -67,5 +67,5 @@ LDSCRIPT := $(SRCTREE)/$(CPUDIR)/u-boot.lds
 
 # needed for relocation
 ifndef CONFIG_NAND_SPL
-PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -pie
+LDFLAGS_u-boot += -pie
 endif