diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
index a7268162ac1f..d80ef8c2bb46 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
 #include <asm/memory.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
+/*
+ * ld.lld does not support NOCROSSREFS:
+ * https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1609
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD
+#define NOCROSSREFS
+#endif
+
 /* Set start/end symbol names to the LMA for the section */
 #define ARM_LMA(sym, section)						\
 	sym##_start = LOADADDR(section);				\
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 5845130db05b..0d560a24408f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 
+/*
+ * ld.lld does not support NOCROSSREFS:
+ * https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1609
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD
+#define NOCROSSREFS
+#endif
+
 /* Set start/end symbol names to the LMA for the section */
 #define ARM_LMA(sym, section)						\
 	sym##_start = LOADADDR(section);				\