diff -urN linux-2.6.28.clean/arch/cris/Makefile linux-2.6.28.mod/arch/cris/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.28.clean/arch/cris/Makefile	2008-12-25 00:26:37.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.28.mod/arch/cris/Makefile	2009-04-07 11:52:30.000000000 +0200
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 LD = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld -mcrislinux
 
-OBJCOPYFLAGS := -O binary -R .note -R .comment -S
+OBJCOPYFLAGS := -O binary -R .bss -R .note -R .note.gnu.build-id -R .comment -S
 
 CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds = -DDRAM_VIRTUAL_BASE=0x$(CONFIG_ETRAX_DRAM_VIRTUAL_BASE)
 
diff -urN linux-2.6.28.clean/arch/cris/arch-v10/boot/Makefile linux-2.6.28.mod/arch/cris/arch-v10/boot/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.28.clean/arch/cris/arch-v10/boot/Makefile	2008-12-25 00:26:37.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.28.mod/arch/cris/arch-v10/boot/Makefile	2009-04-07 11:55:01.000000000 +0200
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # arch/cris/arch-v10/boot/Makefile
 #
 
-OBJCOPYFLAGS = -O binary --remove-section=.bss
-
 subdir- := compressed rescue
 targets := Image
 
@@ -13,7 +11,7 @@
 
 $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux: $(obj)/Image FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(obj)/compressed $@
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(obj)/rescue $(obj)/rescue/rescue.bin
+#	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(obj)/rescue $(obj)/rescue/rescue.bin
 
 $(obj)/zImage:  $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux
 	@cp $< $@
diff -urN linux-2.6.28.clean/arch/cris/arch-v10/boot/compressed/Makefile linux-2.6.28.mod/arch/cris/arch-v10/boot/compressed/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.28.clean/arch/cris/arch-v10/boot/compressed/Makefile	2008-12-25 00:26:37.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.28.mod/arch/cris/arch-v10/boot/compressed/Makefile	2009-04-07 11:53:02.000000000 +0200
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ccflags-y += -O2 $(LINUXINCLUDE)
 ldflags-y += -T $(srctree)/$(src)/decompress.lds
 OBJECTS = $(obj)/head.o $(obj)/misc.o
-OBJCOPYFLAGS = -O binary --remove-section=.bss
 
 quiet_cmd_image = BUILD   $@
 cmd_image = cat $(obj)/decompress.bin $(obj)/piggy.gz > $@
diff -urN linux-2.6.28.clean/arch/cris/arch-v10/boot/rescue/Makefile linux-2.6.28.mod/arch/cris/arch-v10/boot/rescue/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.28.clean/arch/cris/arch-v10/boot/rescue/Makefile	2008-12-25 00:26:37.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.28.mod/arch/cris/arch-v10/boot/rescue/Makefile	2009-04-07 11:53:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ccflags-y += -O2 $(LINUXINCLUDE)
 asflags-y += $(LINUXINCLUDE)
 ldflags-y += -T $(srctree)/$(src)/rescue.lds
-OBJCOPYFLAGS = -O binary --remove-section=.bss
 obj-$(CONFIG_ETRAX_AXISFLASHMAP) = head.o
 OBJECT := $(obj)/head.o