diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 92ab33f..a906378 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -591,6 +591,11 @@
 # conserve stack if available
 KBUILD_CFLAGS   += $(call cc-option,-fconserve-stack)
 
+# check for 'asm goto'
+ifeq ($(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/gcc-goto.sh $(CC)), y)
+	KBUILD_CFLAGS += -DCC_HAVE_ASM_GOTO
+endif
+
 # Add user supplied CPPFLAGS, AFLAGS and CFLAGS as the last assignments
 # But warn user when we do so
 warn-assign = \