diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 06ebff73273f..5c91e0093ee8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ endif
 arch-$(CONFIG_CPU_32v5)		=-D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__=5 $(call cc-option,-march=armv5te,-march=armv4t)
 arch-$(CONFIG_CPU_32v4T)	=-D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__=4 -march=armv4t
 arch-$(CONFIG_CPU_32v4)		=-D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__=4 -march=armv4
-arch-$(CONFIG_CPU_32v3)		=-D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__=3 -march=armv3
+arch-$(CONFIG_CPU_32v3)		=-D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__=3 -march=armv3m
 
 # Evaluate arch cc-option calls now
 arch-y := $(arch-y)