diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 6930c93..32dfd5d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -88,13 +88,22 @@
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= $(call cc-option,-mno-pointers-to-nested-functions)
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC32)	:= -ffixed-r2 -mmultiple
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64),y)
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mtune=power7,-mtune=power4)
+else
+CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += -mcpu=powerpc64
+endif
+
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_CELL_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=cell)
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_POWER4_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=power4)
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_POWER5_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=power5)
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_POWER6_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=power6)
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_POWER7_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=power7)
 
+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))
+
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_TUNE_CELL) += $(call cc-option,-mtune=cell)
 
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS	+= -Iarch/$(ARCH)