diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index c0d129d7f430..be56a1153014 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ else
 fi;
 
 # final build of init/
-${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.build" obj=init GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS="${GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS}"
+${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.build" obj=init
 
 archive_builtin