diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index f0f6d9d..4f727eb 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 fi;
 
 # final build of init/
-${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.build" obj=init
+${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.build" obj=init GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS="${GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS}"
 
 kallsymso=""
 kallsyms_vmlinux=""