diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
index 9b394bab17eb..374b82cf13d9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_LIB_RHEAP) += rheap.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FTR_FIXUP_SELFTEST) += feature-fixups-test.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ALTIVEC)	+= xor_vmx.o xor_vmx_glue.o
-CFLAGS_xor_vmx.o += -maltivec $(call cc-option,-mabi=altivec)
+CFLAGS_xor_vmx.o += -mhard-float -maltivec $(call cc-option,-mabi=altivec)
 # Enable <altivec.h>
 CFLAGS_xor_vmx.o += -isystem $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=include)