diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/Makefile b/xen/arch/arm/Makefile
index 4837ad467a06..129a109d6ec5 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -97,19 +97,19 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM_64),y)
 endif
 
 $(TARGET)-syms: $(objtree)/prelink.o $(obj)/xen.lds
-	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds -N $< \
+	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< \
 	    $(objtree)/common/symbols-dummy.o -o $(dot-target).0
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $(dot-target).0 \
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols $(all_symbols) --sysv --sort \
 		> $(dot-target).0.S
 	$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $(dot-target).0.o
-	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds -N $< \
+	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< \
 	    $(dot-target).0.o -o $(dot-target).1
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $(dot-target).1 \
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols $(all_symbols) --sysv --sort \
 		> $(dot-target).1.S
 	$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $(dot-target).1.o
-	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds -N $< $(build_id_linker) \
+	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< $(build_id_linker) \
 	    $(dot-target).1.o -o $@
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $@ \
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols --all-symbols --xensyms --sysv --sort \
diff --git a/xen/arch/ppc/Makefile b/xen/arch/ppc/Makefile
index 655d212f6687..cf27bcebb25a 100644
--- a/xen/arch/ppc/Makefile
+++ b/xen/arch/ppc/Makefile
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ $(TARGET): $(TARGET)-syms
 	cp -f $< $@
 
 $(TARGET)-syms: $(objtree)/prelink.o $(obj)/xen.lds
-	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds -N $< \
+	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< \
 	    $(objtree)/common/symbols-dummy.o -o $(dot-target).0
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $(dot-target).0 \
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols $(all_symbols) --sysv --sort \
 		> $(dot-target).0.S
 	$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $(dot-target).0.o
-	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds -N $< \
+	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< \
 	    $(dot-target).0.o -o $(dot-target).1
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $(dot-target).1 \
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols $(all_symbols) --sysv --sort \
 		> $(dot-target).1.S
 	$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $(dot-target).1.o
-	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds -N $< $(build_id_linker) \
+	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< $(build_id_linker) \
 	    $(dot-target).1.o -o $@
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $@ \
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols --all-symbols --xensyms --sysv --sort \
diff --git a/xen/arch/riscv/Makefile b/xen/arch/riscv/Makefile
index b0c8270a9947..516f5d505ca8 100644
--- a/xen/arch/riscv/Makefile
+++ b/xen/arch/riscv/Makefile
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ $(TARGET): $(TARGET)-syms
 	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary -S $< $@
 
 $(TARGET)-syms: $(objtree)/prelink.o $(obj)/xen.lds
-	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds -N $< \
+	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< \
 	    $(objtree)/common/symbols-dummy.o -o $(dot-target).0
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $(dot-target).0 \
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols $(all_symbols) --sysv --sort \
 		> $(dot-target).0.S
 	$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $(dot-target).0.o
-	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds -N $< \
+	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< \
 	    $(dot-target).0.o -o $(dot-target).1
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $(dot-target).1 \
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols $(all_symbols) --sysv --sort \
 		> $(dot-target).1.S
 	$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $(dot-target).1.o
-	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds -N $< $(build_id_linker) \
+	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< $(build_id_linker) \
 	    $(dot-target).1.o -o $@
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $@ \
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols --all-symbols --xensyms --sysv --sort \
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/Makefile b/xen/arch/x86/Makefile
index f59c9665fdd0..c2f1dcf301d6 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -139,19 +139,19 @@ $(TARGET): $(TARGET)-syms $(efi-y) $(obj)/boot/mkelf32
 CFLAGS-$(XEN_BUILD_EFI) += -DXEN_BUILD_EFI
 
 $(TARGET)-syms: $(objtree)/prelink.o $(obj)/xen.lds
-	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds -N $< $(build_id_linker) \
+	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< $(build_id_linker) \
 	    $(objtree)/common/symbols-dummy.o -o $(dot-target).0
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $(dot-target).0 \
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols $(all_symbols) --sysv --sort \
 		> $(dot-target).0.S
 	$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $(dot-target).0.o
-	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds -N $< $(build_id_linker) \
+	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< $(build_id_linker) \
 	    $(dot-target).0.o -o $(dot-target).1
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $(dot-target).1 \
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols $(all_symbols) --sysv --sort $(syms-warn-dup-y) \
 		> $(dot-target).1.S
 	$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $(dot-target).1.o
-	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds -N $< $(build_id_linker) \
+	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< $(build_id_linker) \
 	    $(orphan-handling-y) $(dot-target).1.o -o $@
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $@ \
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols --all-symbols --xensyms --sysv --sort \
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO),y)
 	$(if $(filter --strip-debug,$(EFI_LDFLAGS)),echo,:) "Will strip debug info from $(@F)"
 endif
 	$(foreach base, $(VIRT_BASE) $(ALT_BASE), \
-	          $(LD) $(call EFI_LDFLAGS,$(base)) -T $(obj)/efi.lds -N $< $(relocs-dummy) \
+	          $(LD) $(call EFI_LDFLAGS,$(base)) -T $(obj)/efi.lds $< $(relocs-dummy) \
 	                $(objtree)/common/symbols-dummy.o $(note_file_option) \
 	                -o $(dot-target).$(base).0 &&) :
 	$(MKRELOC) $(foreach base,$(VIRT_BASE) $(ALT_BASE),$(dot-target).$(base).0) \
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ endif
 		> $(dot-target).0s.S
 	$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) .$(@F).0r.o .$(@F).0s.o
 	$(foreach base, $(VIRT_BASE) $(ALT_BASE), \
-	          $(LD) $(call EFI_LDFLAGS,$(base)) -T $(obj)/efi.lds -N $< \
+	          $(LD) $(call EFI_LDFLAGS,$(base)) -T $(obj)/efi.lds $< \
 	                $(dot-target).0r.o $(dot-target).0s.o $(note_file_option) \
 	                -o $(dot-target).$(base).1 &&) :
 	$(MKRELOC) $(foreach base,$(VIRT_BASE) $(ALT_BASE),$(dot-target).$(base).1) \
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ endif
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols $(all_symbols) --sysv --sort \
 		> $(dot-target).1s.S
 	$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) .$(@F).1r.o .$(@F).1s.o
-	$(LD) $(call EFI_LDFLAGS,$(VIRT_BASE)) -T $(obj)/efi.lds -N $< \
+	$(LD) $(call EFI_LDFLAGS,$(VIRT_BASE)) -T $(obj)/efi.lds $< \
 	      $(dot-target).1r.o $(dot-target).1s.o $(orphan-handling-y) \
 	      $(note_file_option) -o $@
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $@ \
