diff --git a/cmake/compiler/xt-clang/target.cmake b/cmake/compiler/xt-clang/target.cmake
index 32def2e5b8fe6..978bc7c7860f4 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/xt-clang/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/xt-clang/target.cmake
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ set(LLEXT_APPEND_FLAGS ${LLEXT_APPEND_FLAGS}
 else()
 set(LLEXT_APPEND_FLAGS ${LLEXT_APPEND_FLAGS}
   -ffreestanding
+  -mno-generate-flix
 )
 endif()
diff --git a/subsys/llext/llext_link.c b/subsys/llext/llext_link.c
index 6d5e2ff23bc75..7dacb112a006a 100644
--- a/subsys/llext/llext_link.c
+++ b/subsys/llext/llext_link.c
@@ -259,10 +259,7 @@ static void llext_link_plt(struct llext_loader *ldr, struct llext *ext, elf_shdr
 			arch_elf_relocate_global(ldr, ext, &rela, &sym, got_offset, link_addr);
 			break;
 		case STB_LOCAL:
-			if (ldr_parm->relocate_local) {
-				arch_elf_relocate_local(ldr, ext, &rela, &sym, got_offset,
-							ldr_parm);
-			}
+			arch_elf_relocate_local(ldr, ext, &rela, &sym, got_offset, ldr_parm);
 		}
 
 		LOG_DBG("symbol %s offset %#zx r-offset %#zx .text offset %#zx stb %u",
diff --git a/subsys/llext/llext_load.c b/subsys/llext/llext_load.c
index bd73312c085e2..06f4b9a2f97c4 100644
--- a/subsys/llext/llext_load.c
+++ b/subsys/llext/llext_load.c
@@ -712,11 +712,13 @@ int do_llext_load(struct llext_loader *ldr, struct llext *ext,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	LOG_DBG("Linking ELF...");
-	ret = llext_link(ldr, ext, ldr_parm);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		LOG_ERR("Failed to link, ret %d", ret);
-		goto out;
+	if (ldr_parm->relocate_local) {
+		LOG_DBG("Linking ELF...");
+		ret = llext_link(ldr, ext, ldr_parm);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			LOG_ERR("Failed to link, ret %d", ret);
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ret = llext_export_symbols(ldr, ext);