diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 1934707bf321..ff3369b01666 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ UTS_MACHINE := $(OLDARCH)
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN),y)
 override LD	+= -EL
-override CROSS32AS += -mlittle-endian
 LDEMULATION	:= lppc
 GNUTARGET	:= powerpcle
 MULTIPLEWORD	:= -mno-multiple