diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 71f22da6d76c..ecaa54b98164 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1734,11 +1734,7 @@ config X86_UMIP
 config CC_HAS_IBT
 	# GCC >= 9 and binutils >= 2.29
 	# Retpoline check to work around https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=93654
-	# Clang/LLVM >= 14
-	# https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/e0b89df2e0f0130881bf6c39bf31d7f6aac00e0f
-	# https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/dfcf69770bc522b9e411c66454934a37c1f35332
-	def_bool ((CC_IS_GCC && $(cc-option, -fcf-protection=branch -mindirect-branch-register)) || \
-		  (CC_IS_CLANG && CLANG_VERSION >= 140000)) && \
+	def_bool ((CC_IS_GCC && $(cc-option, -fcf-protection=branch -mindirect-branch-register)) || CC_IS_CLANG) && \
 		  $(as-instr,endbr64)
 
 config X86_CET
@@ -1750,8 +1746,6 @@ config X86_KERNEL_IBT
 	prompt "Indirect Branch Tracking"
 	def_bool y
 	depends on X86_64 && CC_HAS_IBT && HAVE_OBJTOOL
-	# https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/9d7001eba9c4cb311e03cd8cdc231f9e579f2d0f
-	depends on !LD_IS_LLD || LLD_VERSION >= 140000
 	select OBJTOOL
 	select X86_CET
 	help
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 1913d342969b..4b4e2a3ac6df 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ else
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC
-RETPOLINE_CFLAGS	:= $(call cc-option,-mindirect-branch=thunk-extern -mindirect-branch-register)
-RETPOLINE_VDSO_CFLAGS	:= $(call cc-option,-mindirect-branch=thunk-inline -mindirect-branch-register)
+RETPOLINE_CFLAGS	:= -mindirect-branch=thunk-extern -mindirect-branch-register
+RETPOLINE_VDSO_CFLAGS	:= -mindirect-branch=thunk-inline -mindirect-branch-register
 endif
 ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG
 RETPOLINE_CFLAGS	:= -mretpoline-external-thunk
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ export RETPOLINE_VDSO_CFLAGS
 
 # For gcc stack alignment is specified with -mpreferred-stack-boundary,
 # clang has the option -mstack-alignment for that purpose.
-ifneq ($(call cc-option, -mpreferred-stack-boundary=4),)
+ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC
       cc_stack_align4 := -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2
       cc_stack_align8 := -mpreferred-stack-boundary=3
-else ifneq ($(call cc-option, -mstack-alignment=16),)
+endif
+ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG
       cc_stack_align4 := -mstack-alignment=4
       cc_stack_align8 := -mstack-alignment=8
 endif
@@ -83,19 +84,7 @@ KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS += -Ctarget-feature=-sse,-sse2,-sse3,-ssse3,-sse4.1,-sse4.2,-av
 #
 CC_FLAGS_FPU := -msse -msse2
 ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC
-# Stack alignment mismatch, proceed with caution.
-# GCC < 7.1 cannot compile code using `double` and -mpreferred-stack-boundary=3
-# (8B stack alignment).
-# See https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53383
-#
-# The "-msse" in the first argument is there so that the
-# -mpreferred-stack-boundary=3 build error:
-#
-#  -mpreferred-stack-boundary=3 is not between 4 and 12
-#
-# can be triggered. Otherwise gcc doesn't complain.
 CC_FLAGS_FPU += -mhard-float
-CC_FLAGS_FPU += $(call cc-option,-msse -mpreferred-stack-boundary=3,-mpreferred-stack-boundary=4)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_KERNEL_IBT),y)
@@ -159,7 +148,7 @@ else
 
         # Don't autogenerate traditional x87 instructions
         KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mno-80387
-        KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-fp-ret-in-387)
+        KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mno-fp-ret-in-387
 
         # By default gcc and clang use a stack alignment of 16 bytes for x86.
         # However the standard kernel entry on x86-64 leaves the stack on an
@@ -171,7 +160,7 @@ else
         KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cc_stack_align8)
 
 	# Use -mskip-rax-setup if supported.
-	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mskip-rax-setup)
+	KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mskip-rax-setup
 
 ifdef CONFIG_X86_NATIVE_CPU
         KBUILD_CFLAGS += -march=native