diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 46fec0b08487..5720f2470cfc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -124,11 +124,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_32),y)
         include $(srctree)/arch/x86/Makefile_32.cpu
         KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cflags-y)
 
-    ifneq ($(call clang-min-version, 160000),y)
-        # https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/53645
-        KBUILD_CFLAGS += -ffreestanding
-    endif
-
         percpu_seg := fs
 else
         BITS := 64