diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 09be653..3b8d73d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@
 
 LDFLAGS_barebox	:= -Map barebox.map
 
+# Avoid 'Not enough room for program headers' error on binutils 2.28 onwards.
+LDFLAGS_barebox += $(call ld-option, --no-dynamic-linker)
+
 # Read KERNELRELEASE from include/config/kernel.release (if it exists)
 KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/config/kernel.release 2> /dev/null)
 KERNELVERSION = $(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION)
diff --git a/images/Makefile b/images/Makefile
index adf950a..8c5dac4 100644
--- a/images/Makefile
+++ b/images/Makefile
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 $(pbl-lds): $(obj)/../arch/$(ARCH)/lib/pbl.lds.S FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cpp_lds_S)
 
+# Avoid 'Not enough room for program headers' error on binutils 2.28 onwards.
+LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, --no-dynamic-linker)
+
 quiet_cmd_elf__ ?= LD      $@
       cmd_elf__ ?= $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) --gc-sections -pie			\
 		-e $(2) -Map $@.map $(LDFLAGS_$(@F)) -o $@		\
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index c7faf67..310dcdc 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 # ld-option
 # Usage: LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, -X)
 ld-option = $(call try-run,\
-	$(CC) /dev/null -c -o "$$TMPO" ; $(LD) $(1) "$$TMPO" -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+	$(CC) -x c /dev/null -c -o "$$TMPO" ; $(LD) $(1) "$$TMPO" -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
 
 # ar-option
 # Usage: KBUILD_ARFLAGS := $(call ar-option,D)