Thanks to the help of nicst on the kernelnewbies irc channel: The error seems to come from the --enable-default-pie option gcc was compiled with.
This can be overcome by appending KCFLAGS=-fno-PIE to the make command -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1605013 Title: gcc fails to compile kernel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-defaults/+bug/1605013/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
