diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Makefile b/arch/blackfin/Makefile
index d3d7e64ca96d..66cf00095b84 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Makefile
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ endif
 KBUILD_AFLAGS           += $(call cc-option,-mno-fdpic)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE    += -mlong-calls
 LDFLAGS                 += -m elf32bfin
-KALLSYMS         += --symbol-prefix=_
 
 KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := BF537-STAMP_defconfig
 
diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index 4629038c9e5a..df48dda8a2da 100644
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -74,8 +74,13 @@ kallsyms()
 	info KSYM ${2}
 	local kallsymopt;
 
+	if [ -n "${CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX}" ]; then
+		kallsymopt="${kallsymopt} \
+			    --symbol-prefix=${CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX}"
+	fi
+
 	if [ -n "${CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL}" ]; then
-		kallsymopt=--all-symbols
+		kallsymopt="${kallsymopt} --all-symbols"
 	fi
 
 	local aflags="${KBUILD_AFLAGS} ${KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL}               \