diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
index f0aa6fc8c6b2..0dc53f5c656d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ 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)
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += $(obj64-y)