CFLAGS_ABI     +=-funwind-tables
 endif
 
+# Accept old syntax despite ".syntax unified"
+AFLAGS_NOWARN  :=$(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mno-warn-deprecated,-Wa$(comma)-W)
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL),y)
-CFLAGS_ISA     :=-mthumb -Wa,-mimplicit-it=always
+CFLAGS_ISA     :=-mthumb -Wa,-mimplicit-it=always $(AFLAGS_NOWARN)
 AFLAGS_ISA     :=$(CFLAGS_ISA) -Wa$(comma)-mthumb
 # Work around buggy relocation from gas if requested:
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_THUMB2_AVOID_R_ARM_THM_JUMP11),y)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE   +=-fno-optimize-sibling-calls
 endif
 else
-CFLAGS_ISA     :=$(call cc-option,-marm,)
+CFLAGS_ISA     :=$(call cc-option,-marm,) $(AFLAGS_NOWARN)
 AFLAGS_ISA     :=$(CFLAGS_ISA)
 endif