diff --git a/src/build_settings.cpp b/src/build_settings.cpp
index d56a343df..790f7f1bc 100644
--- a/src/build_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/build_settings.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ enum ErrorPosStyle {
 	ErrorPosStyle_COUNT
 };
 
-enum RelocMode {
+enum RelocMode : u8 {
 	RelocMode_Default,
 	RelocMode_Static,
 	RelocMode_PIC,
diff --git a/src/llvm_backend.cpp b/src/llvm_backend.cpp
index 692b96c51..ec22c7443 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend.cpp
@@ -1261,6 +1261,8 @@ void lb_generate_code(lbGenerator *gen) {
 	LLVMCodeModel code_mode = LLVMCodeModelDefault;
 	if (is_arch_wasm()) {
 		code_mode = LLVMCodeModelJITDefault;
+	} else if (build_context.metrics.os == TargetOs_freestanding) {
+		code_mode = LLVMCodeModelKernel;
 	}
 
 	char const *host_cpu_name = LLVMGetHostCPUName();
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 087f2b442..cfc7decb1 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2087,6 +2087,15 @@ void print_show_help(String const arg0, String const &command) {
 		print_usage_line(3, "-microarch:sandybridge");
 		print_usage_line(3, "-microarch:native");
 		print_usage_line(0, "");
+
+		print_usage_line(1, "-reloc-mode:<string>");
+		print_usage_line(2, "Specifies the reloc mode");
+		print_usage_line(2, "Options:");
+		print_usage_line(3, "default");
+		print_usage_line(3, "static");
+		print_usage_line(3, "pic");
+		print_usage_line(3, "dynamic-no-pic");
+		print_usage_line(0, "");
 	}
 
 	if (check) {