diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index d67c683e6..1b760c86e 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ CFLAGS += -D__kernel__
 .if ${COMPILER_TYPE} == "ack"
 LDFLAGS+= -.o
 .elif ${COMPILER_TYPE} == "gnu"
-CPPFLAGS+= -ffreestanding -fno-stack-protector -D_NETBSD_SOURCE
+CPPFLAGS+= -fno-stack-protector -D_NETBSD_SOURCE
 LDFLAGS+= -T ${.CURDIR}/arch/${ARCH}/kernel.lds
 LDFLAGS+= -nostdlib -L${LIBDIR}
 LDADD+= -lminlib