diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b76c412..17a62e3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -814,7 +814,11 @@
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -enable-trivial-auto-var-init-zero-knowing-it-will-be-removed-from-clang
 endif
 
-DEBUG_CFLAGS	:= $(call cc-option, -fno-var-tracking-assignments)
+# Workaround for GCC versions < 5.0
+# https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61801
+ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC
+DEBUG_CFLAGS	:= $(call cc-ifversion, -lt, 0500, $(call cc-option, -fno-var-tracking-assignments))
+endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO