diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk b/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
index 167cd054d24..b5d0453c2ed 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ _CPUCFLAGS = -Wa,-me500 -msoft-float
 .  else
 _CPUCFLAGS = -mcpu=${CPUTYPE} -mno-powerpc64
 .  endif
-. elif ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "powerpcspe"
-_CPUCFLAGS = -Wa,-me500 -mspe -mabi=spe -mfloat-gprs=double -mcpu=8548
 . elif ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "powerpc64"
 _CPUCFLAGS = -mcpu=${CPUTYPE}
 . elif ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "mips"
@@ -367,7 +365,8 @@ LDFLAGS+= -Wl,--secure-plt
 .endif
 
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "powerpcspe"
-CFLAGS += -mcpu=8548 -Wa,-me500 -mspe -mabi=spe -mfloat-gprs=double
+CFLAGS += -mcpu=8548 -mspe
+CFLAGS.gcc+= -mabi=spe -mfloat-gprs=double -Wa,-me500
 .endif
 
 .if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "riscv"