diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index cb01832385d0..3bed2c6dcf12 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += -mcpu=power8
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mtune=power9,-mtune=power8)
 else
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mtune=power7,$(call cc-option,-mtune=power5))
-CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=power5,-mcpu=power4)
+CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += -mcpu=power4
 endif
 else ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += -mcpu=powerpc64