1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 771e48663c54..999a197d67d2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc7
+EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
@@ -916,6 +916,9 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_RELR),y)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= --pack-dyn-relocs=relr
 endif
 
+# make the checker run with the right architecture
+CHECKFLAGS += --arch=$(ARCH)
+
 # insure the checker run with the right endianness
 CHECKFLAGS += $(if $(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN),-mbig-endian,-mlittle-endian)