diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile b/arch/arm64/Makefile
index 8185a91..e8d025c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@
 head-y		:= arch/arm64/kernel/head.o
 
 # The byte offset of the kernel image in RAM from the start of RAM.
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM64_RANDOMIZE_TEXT_OFFSET), y)
+TEXT_OFFSET := $(shell awk 'BEGIN {srand(); printf "0x%04x0\n", int(65535 * rand())}')
+else
 TEXT_OFFSET := 0x00080000
+endif
 
 export	TEXT_OFFSET GZFLAGS