diff --git a/GNUmakefile-cross b/GNUmakefile-cross
index 6b2381265..869736a4a 100755
--- a/GNUmakefile-cross
+++ b/GNUmakefile-cross
@@ -118,9 +118,10 @@ ifeq ($(IS_ANDROID),1)
   CXXFLAGS += --sysroot=$(ANDROID_SYSROOT)
   CXXFLAGS += -Wa,--noexecstack
 
+  # Aarch64 ld does not understand --warn-execstack
   LDFLAGS += -Wl,-z,noexecstack -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now
   LDFLAGS += -Wl,--warn-shared-textrel -Wl,--warn-common
-  LDFLAGS += -Wl,--warn-execstack -Wl,--warn-unresolved-symbols
+  LDFLAGS += -Wl,--warn-unresolved-symbols
   LDFLAGS += -Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,--fatal-warnings
 
   # Source files copied into PWD for Android cpu-features