diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 607acf54a425..8a2463670a5b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ endif
 endif
 
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	:= -mtraceback=no -mcall-aixdesc
+CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= $(call cc-option,-mabi=elfv1)
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= $(call cc-option,-mcmodel=medium,-mminimal-toc)
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= $(call cc-option,-mno-pointers-to-nested-functions)
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC32)	:= -ffixed-r2 $(MULTIPLEWORD)