diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
index 1c49e87cea4f5358691365c5b55a76eef0a3a218..247fb331c4b24c55711aa9489447735b1db234e1 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
@@ -486,22 +486,6 @@ more details, with real examples.
 	respectively.
 	Note: cc-option-yn uses KBUILD_CFLAGS for $(CC) options
 
-    cc-option-align
-	gcc versions >= 3.0 changed the type of options used to specify
-	alignment of functions, loops etc. $(cc-option-align), when used
-	as prefix to the align options, will select the right prefix:
-	gcc < 3.00
-		cc-option-align = -malign
-	gcc >= 3.00
-		cc-option-align = -falign
-
-	Example:
-		KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cc-option-align)-functions=4
-
-	In the above example, the option -falign-functions=4 is used for
-	gcc >= 3.00. For gcc < 3.00, -malign-functions=4 is used.
-	Note: cc-option-align uses KBUILD_CFLAGS for $(CC) options
-
     cc-disable-warning
 	cc-disable-warning checks if gcc supports a given warning and returns
 	the commandline switch to disable it. This special function is needed,
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile_32.cpu b/arch/x86/Makefile_32.cpu
index a45eb15b7cf290a176d287c1255b9f9412495831..f3717d36718a5974f9be055dc38ba4a2777f67c4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile_32.cpu
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile_32.cpu
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ else
 tune		= $(call cc-option,-mcpu=$(1),$(2))
 endif
 
-align := $(cc-option-align)
 cflags-$(CONFIG_M486)		+= -march=i486
 cflags-$(CONFIG_M586)		+= -march=i586
 cflags-$(CONFIG_M586TSC)	+= -march=i586
@@ -24,11 +23,11 @@ cflags-$(CONFIG_MK6)		+= -march=k6
 # They make zero difference whatsosever to performance at this time.
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MK7)		+= -march=athlon
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MK8)		+= $(call cc-option,-march=k8,-march=athlon)
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MCRUSOE)	+= -march=i686 $(align)-functions=0 $(align)-jumps=0 $(align)-loops=0
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MEFFICEON)	+= -march=i686 $(call tune,pentium3) $(align)-functions=0 $(align)-jumps=0 $(align)-loops=0
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MCRUSOE)	+= -march=i686 -falign-functions=0 -falign-jumps=0 -falign-loops=0
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MEFFICEON)	+= -march=i686 $(call tune,pentium3) -falign-functions=0 -falign-jumps=0 -falign-loops=0
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MWINCHIPC6)	+= $(call cc-option,-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MWINCHIP3D)	+= $(call cc-option,-march=winchip2,-march=i586)
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MCYRIXIII)	+= $(call cc-option,-march=c3,-march=i486) $(align)-functions=0 $(align)-jumps=0 $(align)-loops=0
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MCYRIXIII)	+= $(call cc-option,-march=c3,-march=i486) -falign-functions=0 -falign-jumps=0 -falign-loops=0
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MVIAC3_2)	+= $(call cc-option,-march=c3-2,-march=i686)
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MVIAC7)		+= -march=i686
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MCORE2)		+= -march=i686 $(call tune,core2)
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 61f87a99bf0a1c512e572d3cbdcf4b4b5d7ae785..53b7d47ce43a350ed4e7028893aaed0fb6b80fa1 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -123,11 +123,6 @@ cc-option = $(call try-run,\
 cc-option-yn = $(call try-run,\
 	$(CC) -Werror $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(CC_OPTION_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",y,n)
 
-# cc-option-align
-# Prefix align with either -falign or -malign
-cc-option-align = $(subst -functions=0,,\
-	$(call cc-option,-falign-functions=0,-malign-functions=0))
-
 # cc-disable-warning
 # Usage: cflags-y += $(call cc-disable-warning,unused-but-set-variable)
 cc-disable-warning = $(call try-run,\