diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 32dfd5dc2be6..51cfb78d4061 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ E5500_CPU := $(call cc-option,-mcpu=e500mc64,-mcpu=powerpc64)
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_E5500_CPU) += $(E5500_CPU)
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_E6500_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=e6500,$(E5500_CPU))
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC32),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC_E500MC),y)
+CFLAGS-y += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=e500mc,-mcpu=powerpc)
+else
+CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_E500) += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=8540 -msoft-float,-mcpu=powerpc)
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_TUNE_CELL) += $(call cc-option,-mtune=cell)
 
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS	+= -Iarch/$(ARCH)