diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile b/arch/arm64/Makefile
index 15402861bb59..87f7d2f9f17c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= $(lseinstr) $(brokengasinst)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-mabi=lp64)
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-mabi=lp64)
 
+ifeq ($(cc-name),clang)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -DCONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_INT128
+else
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-ifversion, -ge, 0500, -DCONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_INT128)
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN), y)
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS	+= -mbig-endian