diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/image/lzma-loader/src/Makefile b/target/linux/ar71xx/image/lzma-loader/src/Makefile
index 682b31fe8c..c54f64a550 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/image/lzma-loader/src/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/image/lzma-loader/src/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ BIN_FLAGS	:= -O binary -R .reginfo -R .note -R .comment -R .mdebug \
 CFLAGS		= -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -Os \
 		  -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -fomit-frame-pointer -G 0 \
 		  -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -ffunction-sections -pipe -mlong-calls \
-		  -fno-common -ffreestanding -fhonour-copts \
+		  -fno-common -ffreestanding -fhonour-copts -nostartfiles \
 		  -mabi=32 -march=mips32r2 \
 		  -Wa,-32 -Wa,-march=mips32r2 -Wa,-mips32r2 -Wa,--trap
 CFLAGS		+= -D_LZMA_PROB32