diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
index 25e3184f11f7..7d5ddf53750c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ else
 endif
 
 BOOTCFLAGS    := -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs \
-		 -fno-strict-aliasing -Os -msoft-float -pipe \
-		 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-builtin -fPIC -nostdinc \
+		 -fno-strict-aliasing -Os -msoft-float -mno-altivec -mno-vsx \
+		 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-builtin -fPIC -nostdinc \
 		 -D$(compress-y)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_PPC64_BOOT_WRAPPER