diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 978416d..547e15d 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)