diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 1e49fbc4b075..0579f6e0a5fd 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -418,18 +418,13 @@ config ARM64_ERRATUM_845719
 
 config ARM64_ERRATUM_843419
 	bool "Cortex-A53: 843419: A load or store might access an incorrect address"
-	depends on MODULES
 	default y
-	select ARM64_MODULE_CMODEL_LARGE
+	select ARM64_MODULE_CMODEL_LARGE if MODULES
 	help
-	  This option builds kernel modules using the large memory model in
-	  order to avoid the use of the ADRP instruction, which can cause
-	  a subsequent memory access to use an incorrect address on Cortex-A53
-	  parts up to r0p4.
-
-	  Note that the kernel itself must be linked with a version of ld
-	  which fixes potentially affected ADRP instructions through the
-	  use of veneers.
+	  This option links the kernel with '--fix-cortex-a53-843419' and
+	  builds modules using the large memory model in order to avoid the use
+	  of the ADRP instruction, which can cause a subsequent memory access
+	  to use an incorrect address on Cortex-A53 parts up to r0p4.
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile b/arch/arm64/Makefile
index 5b54f8c021d8..0b53c752f23f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_RELOCATABLE),)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux		+= -pie -Bsymbolic
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_843419),y)
+  ifeq ($(call ld-option, --fix-cortex-a53-843419),)
+$(warning ld does not support --fix-cortex-a53-843419; kernel may be susceptible to erratum)
+  else
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= --fix-cortex-a53-843419
+  endif
+endif
+
 KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := defconfig
 
 # Check for binutils support for specific extensions