diff --git a/scripts/Kconfig.include b/scripts/Kconfig.include
index 274125307ebd..5a84b6443875 100644
--- a/scripts/Kconfig.include
+++ b/scripts/Kconfig.include
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ld-option = $(success,$(LD) -v $(1))
 
 # $(as-instr,<instr>)
 # Return y if the assembler supports <instr>, n otherwise
-as-instr = $(success,printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) -c -x assembler -o /dev/null -)
+as-instr = $(success,printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) -c -x assembler-with-cpp -o /dev/null -)
 
 # check if $(CC) and $(LD) exist
 $(error-if,$(failure,command -v $(CC)),C compiler '$(CC)' not found)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.compiler b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
index 3d8adfd34af1..7aa1fbc4aafe 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.compiler
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@ try-run = $(shell set -e;		\
 	fi)
 
 # as-option
-# Usage: cflags-y += $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-isa=foo,)
+# Usage: aflags-y += $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-isa=foo,)
 
 as-option = $(call try-run,\
-	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -x assembler /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+	$(CC) -Werror $(KBUILD_AFLAGS) $(1) -c -x assembler-with-cpp /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
 
 # as-instr
-# Usage: cflags-y += $(call as-instr,instr,option1,option2)
+# Usage: aflags-y += $(call as-instr,instr,option1,option2)
 
 as-instr = $(call try-run,\
-	printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) $(KBUILD_AFLAGS) -c -x assembler -o "$$TMP" -,$(2),$(3))
+	printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) -Werror $(KBUILD_AFLAGS) -c -x assembler-with-cpp -o "$$TMP" -,$(2),$(3))
 
 # __cc-option
 # Usage: MY_CFLAGS += $(call __cc-option,$(CC),$(MY_CFLAGS),-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
diff --git a/scripts/as-version.sh b/scripts/as-version.sh
index 1a21495e9ff0..af717476152d 100755
--- a/scripts/as-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/as-version.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ orig_args="$@"
 # Get the first line of the --version output.
 IFS='
 '
-set -- $(LC_ALL=C "$@" -Wa,--version -c -x assembler /dev/null -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null)
+set -- $(LC_ALL=C "$@" -Wa,--version -c -x assembler-with-cpp /dev/null -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null)
 
 # Split the line on spaces.
 IFS=' '