--- a/arch/cris/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/cris/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ldflags-y += -T $(srctree)/$(src)/decomp
 OBJECTS-$(CONFIG_ETRAX_ARCH_V32) = $(obj)/head_v32.o
 OBJECTS-$(CONFIG_ETRAX_ARCH_V10) = $(obj)/head_v10.o
 OBJECTS= $(OBJECTS-y) $(obj)/misc.o
-OBJCOPYFLAGS = -O binary --remove-section=.bss
+#OBJCOPYFLAGS = -O binary --remove-section=.bss
 
 quiet_cmd_image = BUILD   $@
 cmd_image = cat $(obj)/decompress.bin $(obj)/piggy.gz > $@
--- a/arch/cris/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/cris/boot/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 objcopyflags-$(CONFIG_ETRAX_ARCH_V10) += -R .note -R .comment
 objcopyflags-$(CONFIG_ETRAX_ARCH_V32) += --remove-section=.bss
 
-OBJCOPYFLAGS = -O binary $(objcopyflags-y)
+#OBJCOPYFLAGS = -O binary $(objcopyflags-y)
 
 
 subdir- := compressed rescue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $(obj)/Image: vmlinux FORCE
 
 $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux: $(obj)/Image FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(obj)/compressed $@
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(obj)/rescue $(obj)/rescue/rescue.bin
+#	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(obj)/rescue $(obj)/rescue/rescue.bin
 
 $(obj)/zImage:  $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux
 	@cp $< $@
--- a/arch/cris/boot/rescue/Makefile
+++ b/arch/cris/boot/rescue/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ arch-$(CONFIG_ETRAX_ARCH_V10) = v10
 arch-$(CONFIG_ETRAX_ARCH_V32) = v32
 
 ldflags-y += -T $(srctree)/$(src)/rescue_$(arch-y).lds
-OBJCOPYFLAGS = -O binary --remove-section=.bss
+#OBJCOPYFLAGS = -O binary --remove-section=.bss
 obj-$(CONFIG_ETRAX_ARCH_V32) = $(obj)/head_v32.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ETRAX_ARCH_V10) = $(obj)/head_v10.o
 OBJECTS := $(obj-y)
--- a/arch/cris/Makefile
+++ b/arch/cris/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ endif
 
 LD = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld -mcrislinux
 
-OBJCOPYFLAGS := -O binary -R .note -R .comment -S
+OBJCOPYFLAGS := -O binary -R .bss -R .note -R .note.gnu.build-id -R .comment -S
 
 KBUILD_AFLAGS += -mlinux -march=$(arch-y) $(inc)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mlinux -march=$(arch-y) -pipe $(inc)
