diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile_32 b/arch/x86/Makefile_32
index f806ceccff7a..b152db71d5b5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile_32
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile_32
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ include $(srctree)/arch/x86/Makefile_32.cpu
 # temporary until string.h is fixed
 cflags-y += -ffreestanding
 
-# this works around some issues with generating unwind tables in older gccs
-# newer gccs do it by default
-cflags-y += -maccumulate-outgoing-args
-
 # Disable unit-at-a-time mode on pre-gcc-4.0 compilers, it makes gcc use
 # a lot more stack due to the lack of sharing of stacklots:
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(shell if [ $(call cc-version) -lt 0400 ] ; then echo $(call cc-option,-fno-unit-at-a-time); fi ;)