diff --git a/arch/sparc/Makefile b/arch/sparc/Makefile
index 7e8040b4504c..23f17d1c8cb4 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export BITS    := 32
 UTS_MACHINE    := sparc
 
 #KBUILD_CFLAGS += -g -pipe -fcall-used-g5 -fcall-used-g7
-KBUILD_CFLAGS += -m32 -mcpu=v7 -pipe -mno-fpu -fcall-used-g5 -fcall-used-g7
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += -m32 -mcpu=v8 -pipe -mno-fpu -fcall-used-g5 -fcall-used-g7
 KBUILD_AFLAGS += -m32 -Wa,-Av8
 
 else