diff --git a/arch/parisc/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/parisc/boot/compressed/Makefile
index a294a1b58ee7..9fba12b70d1b 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/parisc/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += -fno-PIE -mno-space-regs -mdisable-fpregs -Os
 ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mfast-indirect-calls
 endif
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += -std=gnu11
 
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux := -X -e startup --as-needed -T
 $(obj)/vmlinux: $(obj)/vmlinux.lds $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(OBJECTS)) $(LIBGCC) FORCE