diff --git a/target/linux/generic/image/relocate/Makefile b/target/linux/generic/image/relocate/Makefile
index 5f6ebeb096..19e701968f 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/image/relocate/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/generic/image/relocate/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ LD		:= $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld
 OBJCOPY		:= $(CROSS_COMPILE)objcopy
 OBJDUMP		:= $(CROSS_COMPILE)objdump
 
-BIN_FLAGS	:= -O binary -R .reginfo -R .note -R .comment -R .mdebug -S
+BIN_FLAGS	:= -O binary -R .reginfo -R .note -R .comment -R .mdebug \
+		   -R .MIPS.abiflags -S
 
 CFLAGS		= -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -Os \
 		  -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -fomit-frame-pointer -G 0 \