diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
index 5d145bb..40e082b 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
@@ -955,6 +955,11 @@
 	used when linking modules. This is often a linker script.
 	From commandline LDFLAGS_MODULE shall be used (see kbuild.txt).
 
+    KBUILD_ARFLAGS   Options for $(AR) when creating archives
+
+	$(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) set by the top level Makefile to "D" (deterministic
+	mode) if this option is supported by $(AR).
+
 --- 6.2 Add prerequisites to archprepare:
 
 	The archprepare: rule is used to list prerequisites that need to be
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c3bd316..d7c4231 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@
 export KBUILD_AFLAGS AFLAGS_KERNEL AFLAGS_MODULE
 export KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE
 export KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL
+export KBUILD_ARFLAGS
 
 # When compiling out-of-tree modules, put MODVERDIR in the module
 # tree rather than in the kernel tree. The kernel tree might
@@ -612,6 +613,9 @@
 # conserve stack if available
 KBUILD_CFLAGS   += $(call cc-option,-fconserve-stack)
 
+# use the deterministic mode of AR if available
+KBUILD_ARFLAGS := $(call ar-option,D)
+
 # check for 'asm goto'
 ifeq ($(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/gcc-goto.sh $(CC)), y)
 	KBUILD_CFLAGS += -DCC_HAVE_ASM_GOTO
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index ed2773e..fae2d8d 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@
 ld-option = $(call try-run,\
 	$(CC) /dev/null -c -o "$$TMPO" ; $(LD) $(1) "$$TMPO" -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
 
+# ar-option
+# Usage: KBUILD_ARFLAGS := $(call ar-option,D)
+# Important: no spaces around options
+ar-option = $(call try-run, $(AR) rc$(1) "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+
 ######
 
 ###
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 5f87d37..e1244ef 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
 cmd_link_o_target = $(if $(strip $(obj-y)),\
 		      $(LD) $(ld_flags) -r -o $@ $(filter $(obj-y), $^) \
 		      $(cmd_secanalysis),\
-		      rm -f $@; $(AR) rcsD $@)
+		      rm -f $@; $(AR) rcs$(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) $@)
 
 $(builtin-target): $(obj-y) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,link_o_target)
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
 #
 ifdef lib-target
 quiet_cmd_link_l_target = AR      $@
-cmd_link_l_target = rm -f $@; $(AR) rcsD $@ $(lib-y)
+cmd_link_l_target = rm -f $@; $(AR) rcs$(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) $@ $(lib-y)
 
 $(lib-target): $(lib-y) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,link_l_target)