diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3f2d494..aadd1ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 quiet_cmd_cpp_lds = LDS     $@
 cmd_cpp_lds = $(CPP) -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) $(cpp_flags) $(LDPPFLAGS) \
-		-D__ASSEMBLY__ -x assembler-with-cpp -P -o $@ $<
+		-D__ASSEMBLY__ -x assembler-with-cpp -std=c99 -P -o $@ $<
 
 u-boot.lds: $(LDSCRIPT) prepare FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cpp_lds)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.spl b/scripts/Makefile.spl
index c71497f..7416abe 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.spl
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.spl
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
 
 quiet_cmd_cpp_lds = LDS     $@
 cmd_cpp_lds = $(CPP) -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) $(cpp_flags) $(LDPPFLAGS) -ansi \
-		-D__ASSEMBLY__ -x assembler-with-cpp -P -o $@ $<
+		-D__ASSEMBLY__ -x assembler-with-cpp -std=c99 -P -o $@ $<
 
 $(obj)/u-boot-spl.lds: $(LDSCRIPT) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cpp_lds)