diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0360851b2..578083221 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -471,12 +471,14 @@ TF_LDFLAGS		+=	$(subst --,-Xlinker --,$(TF_LDFLAGS_$(ARCH)))
 
 # LD = gcc-ld (ld) or llvm-ld (ld.lld) or other
 else
-TF_LDFLAGS		+=	--fatal-warnings -O1
+TF_LDFLAGS		+=	-O1
 TF_LDFLAGS		+=	--gc-sections
 # ld.lld doesn't recognize the errata flags,
-# therefore don't add those in that case
+# therefore don't add those in that case.
+# ld.lld reports section type mismatch warnings,
+# therefore don't add --fatal-warnings to it.
 ifeq ($(findstring ld.lld,$(notdir $(LD))),)
-TF_LDFLAGS		+=	$(TF_LDFLAGS_$(ARCH))
+TF_LDFLAGS		+=	$(TF_LDFLAGS_$(ARCH)) --fatal-warnings
 endif
 endif