diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 764e37a..654b1ad 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 LDFLAGS			+= -m $(ld-emul)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_MIPS
-CHECKFLAGS += $(shell $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -dM -E -xc /dev/null | \
+CHECKFLAGS += $(shell $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -dM -E -x c /dev/null | \
 	egrep -vw '__GNUC_(|MINOR_|PATCHLEVEL_)_' | \
 	sed -e "s/^\#define /-D'/" -e "s/ /'='/" -e "s/$$/'/")
 ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
index fdaf65e..c6136cb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF)		+= prom.o
 
-CFLAGS_cpu-bugs64.o	= $(shell if $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -Wa,-mdaddi -c -o /dev/null -xc /dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "-DHAVE_AS_SET_DADDI"; fi)
+CFLAGS_cpu-bugs64.o	= $(shell if $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -Wa,-mdaddi -c -o /dev/null -x c /dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "-DHAVE_AS_SET_DADDI"; fi)
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_STD_PC_SERIAL_PORT)	+= 8250-platform.o
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index b0c5276..cb8ac93 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 ifdef CONFIG_X86_X32
 	x32_ld_ok := $(call try-run,\
 			/bin/echo -e '1: .quad 1b' | \
-			$(CC) $(KBUILD_AFLAGS) -c -xassembler -o "$$TMP" - && \
+			$(CC) $(KBUILD_AFLAGS) -c -x assembler -o "$$TMP" - && \
 			$(OBJCOPY) -O elf32-x86-64 "$$TMP" "$$TMPO" && \
 			$(LD) -m elf32_x86_64 "$$TMPO" -o "$$TMP",y,n)
         ifeq ($(x32_ld_ok),y)
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 6a3ee98..8bb8d3a 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -98,24 +98,24 @@
 # Usage: cflags-y += $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-isa=foo,)
 
 as-option = $(call try-run,\
-	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -xassembler /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -x assembler /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
 
 # as-instr
 # Usage: cflags-y += $(call as-instr,instr,option1,option2)
 
 as-instr = $(call try-run,\
-	printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) $(KBUILD_AFLAGS) -c -xassembler -o "$$TMP" -,$(2),$(3))
+	printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) $(KBUILD_AFLAGS) -c -x assembler -o "$$TMP" -,$(2),$(3))
 
 # cc-option
 # Usage: cflags-y += $(call cc-option,-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
 
 cc-option = $(call try-run,\
-	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -xc /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
 
 # cc-option-yn
 # Usage: flag := $(call cc-option-yn,-march=winchip-c6)
 cc-option-yn = $(call try-run,\
-	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -xc /dev/null -o "$$TMP",y,n)
+	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",y,n)
 
 # cc-option-align
 # Prefix align with either -falign or -malign
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 # cc-disable-warning
 # Usage: cflags-y += $(call cc-disable-warning,unused-but-set-variable)
 cc-disable-warning = $(call try-run,\
-	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -W$(strip $(1)) -c -xc /dev/null -o "$$TMP",-Wno-$(strip $(1)))
+	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -W$(strip $(1)) -c -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",-Wno-$(strip $(1)))
 
 # cc-version
 # Usage gcc-ver := $(call cc-version)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 # cc-ldoption
 # Usage: ldflags += $(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=both)
 cc-ldoption = $(call try-run,\
-	$(CC) $(1) -nostdlib -xc /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+	$(CC) $(1) -nostdlib -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
 
 # ld-option
 # Usage: LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, -X)
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-version.sh b/scripts/gcc-version.sh
index debecb5..7f2126d 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/gcc-version.sh
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-MAJOR=$(echo __GNUC__ | $compiler -E -xc - | tail -n 1)
-MINOR=$(echo __GNUC_MINOR__ | $compiler -E -xc - | tail -n 1)
+MAJOR=$(echo __GNUC__ | $compiler -E -x c - | tail -n 1)
+MINOR=$(echo __GNUC_MINOR__ | $compiler -E -x c - | tail -n 1)
 if [ "x$with_patchlevel" != "x" ] ; then
-	PATCHLEVEL=$(echo __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__ | $compiler -E -xc - | tail -n 1)
+	PATCHLEVEL=$(echo __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__ | $compiler -E -x c - | tail -n 1)
 	printf "%02d%02d%02d\\n" $MAJOR $MINOR $PATCHLEVEL
 else
 	printf "%02d%02d\\n" $MAJOR $MINOR
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-x86_32-has-stack-protector.sh b/scripts/gcc-x86_32-has-stack-protector.sh
index 29493dc..12dbd0b 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-x86_32-has-stack-protector.sh
+++ b/scripts/gcc-x86_32-has-stack-protector.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-echo "int foo(void) { char X[200]; return 3; }" | $* -S -xc -c -O0 -fstack-protector - -o - 2> /dev/null | grep -q "%gs"
+echo "int foo(void) { char X[200]; return 3; }" | $* -S -x c -c -O0 -fstack-protector - -o - 2> /dev/null | grep -q "%gs"
 if [ "$?" -eq "0" ] ; then
 	echo y
 else
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-x86_64-has-stack-protector.sh b/scripts/gcc-x86_64-has-stack-protector.sh
index afaec61..973e8c1 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-x86_64-has-stack-protector.sh
+++ b/scripts/gcc-x86_64-has-stack-protector.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-echo "int foo(void) { char X[200]; return 3; }" | $* -S -xc -c -O0 -mcmodel=kernel -fstack-protector - -o - 2> /dev/null | grep -q "%gs"
+echo "int foo(void) { char X[200]; return 3; }" | $* -S -x c -c -O0 -mcmodel=kernel -fstack-protector - -o - 2> /dev/null | grep -q "%gs"
 if [ "$?" -eq "0" ] ; then
 	echo y
 else
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/check.sh b/scripts/kconfig/check.sh
index fa59cbf..854d9c7 100755
--- a/scripts/kconfig/check.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/check.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Needed for systems without gettext
-$* -xc -o /dev/null - > /dev/null 2>&1 << EOF
+$* -x c -o /dev/null - > /dev/null 2>&1 << EOF
 #include <libintl.h>
 int main()
 {
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
index e3b12c0..c8e8a71 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 # Check if we can link to ncurses
 check() {
-        $cc -xc - -o $tmp 2>/dev/null <<'EOF'
+        $cc -x c - -o $tmp 2>/dev/null <<'EOF'
 #include CURSES_LOC
 main() {}
 EOF
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 77f124f..d977656 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	ARCH := x86
 	IS_X86_64 := 0
 	ifeq (, $(findstring m32,$(EXTRA_CFLAGS)))
-		IS_X86_64 := $(shell echo __x86_64__ | ${CC} -E -xc - | tail -n 1)
+		IS_X86_64 := $(shell echo __x86_64__ | ${CC} -E -x c - | tail -n 1)
 	endif
 	ifeq (${IS_X86_64}, 1)
 		RAW_ARCH := x86_64
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile b/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
index a93e06c..cf397bd 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 export CROSS CC AR STRIP RANLIB CFLAGS LDFLAGS LIB_OBJS
 
 # check if compiler option is supported
-cc-supports = ${shell if $(CC) ${1} -S -o /dev/null -xc /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1; then echo "$(1)"; fi;}
+cc-supports = ${shell if $(CC) ${1} -S -o /dev/null -x c /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1; then echo "$(1)"; fi;}
 
 # use '-Os' optimization if available, else use -O2
 OPTIMIZATION := $(call cc-supports,-Os,-O2)