diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/Makefile b/iscsi-scst/kernel/Makefile
index 839764265..c68afabce 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 #
 # Note 2! The CFLAGS definitions are now in the main makefile.
 
+cc-option = $(shell if $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(1) -S -o /dev/null -xc /dev/null \
+             > /dev/null 2>&1; then echo "$(1)"; else echo "$(2)"; fi ;)
+
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += -I$(src)/../include -I$(SCST_INC_DIR)
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wextra $(call cc-option,-Wno-old-style-declaration) \
 	-Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-missing-field-initializers