diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
index a6e55e0d0c79..a135913b1e53 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ _OS!=uname
 .if ${_OS} != "FreeBSD"
 CWARNFLAGS=-Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes \
 	   -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual
-COPTS+= -D__ELF__ -D__FreeBSD__ -msoft-float
+COPTS+= -D__ELF__ -D__FreeBSD__
 .endif
 
+COPTS+= -msoft-float
+
 %BEFORE_DEPEND
 
 %OBJS