diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 807a7d06c2a0..68f4387cc279 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -112,19 +112,16 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND),y)
 CFLAGS_ABI	+=-funwind-tables
 endif
 
-# Accept old syntax despite ".syntax unified"
-AFLAGS_NOWARN	:=$(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mno-warn-deprecated,-Wa$(comma)-W)
-
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL),y)
 AFLAGS_AUTOIT	:=$(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mimplicit-it=always,-Wa$(comma)-mauto-it)
-CFLAGS_ISA	:=-mthumb $(AFLAGS_AUTOIT) $(AFLAGS_NOWARN)
+CFLAGS_ISA	:=-mthumb $(AFLAGS_AUTOIT)
 AFLAGS_ISA	:=$(CFLAGS_ISA) -Wa$(comma)-mthumb
 # Work around buggy relocation from gas if requested:
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_THUMB2_AVOID_R_ARM_THM_JUMP11),y)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE	+=-fno-optimize-sibling-calls
 endif
 else
-CFLAGS_ISA	:=$(call cc-option,-marm,) $(AFLAGS_NOWARN)
+CFLAGS_ISA	:=$(call cc-option,-marm,)
 AFLAGS_ISA	:=$(CFLAGS_ISA)
 endif