diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
index 73eddda53b8e..4eec430d8fa8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ BOOTCFLAGS	+= -m64
 endif
 ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 BOOTCFLAGS	+= -mbig-endian
+else
+BOOTCFLAGS	+= -mlittle-endian
+BOOTCFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-mabi=elfv2)
 endif
 
 BOOTAFLAGS	:= -D__ASSEMBLY__ $(BOOTCFLAGS) -traditional -nostdinc