diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index b20995a82e04..2f0747744236 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_ARM720T)	:=-mtune=arm7tdmi
 tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_ARM740T)	:=-mtune=arm7tdmi
 tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_ARM9TDMI)	:=-mtune=arm9tdmi
 tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_ARM940T)	:=-mtune=arm9tdmi
-tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_ARM946T)	:=$(call cc-option,-mtune=arm9e,-mtune=arm9tdmi)
+tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_ARM946E)	:=$(call cc-option,-mtune=arm9e,-mtune=arm9tdmi)
 tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_ARM920T)	:=-mtune=arm9tdmi
 tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_ARM922T)	:=-mtune=arm9tdmi
 tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_ARM925T)	:=-mtune=arm9tdmi