diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index c80291319cb2..2a062ea130b5 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ modpost_link()
 	local objects
 
 	if [ -n "${CONFIG_THIN_ARCHIVES}" ]; then
-		objects="--whole-archive built-in.o"
+		objects="--whole-archive built-in.o --no-whole-archive"
 	else
 		objects="${KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT}				\
 			--start-group					\
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ vmlinux_link()
 
 	if [ "${SRCARCH}" != "um" ]; then
 		if [ -n "${CONFIG_THIN_ARCHIVES}" ]; then
-			objects="--whole-archive built-in.o ${1}"
+			objects="--whole-archive built-in.o ${1} --no-whole-archive"
 		else
 			objects="${KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT}			\
 				--start-group				\
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ vmlinux_link()
 			-T ${lds} ${objects}
 	else
 		if [ -n "${CONFIG_THIN_ARCHIVES}" ]; then
-			objects="-Wl,--whole-archive built-in.o ${1}"
+			objects="-Wl,--whole-archive built-in.o ${1} -Wl,--no-whole-archive"
 		else
 			objects="${KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT}			\
 				-Wl,--start-group			\