--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
-@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ else
- endif
- endif
+@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ CPP = $(CC) -E $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)
+
+ CHECKFLAGS += -m$(CONFIG_WORD_SIZE) -D__powerpc__ -D__powerpc$(CONFIG_WORD_SIZE)__
-KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
- ifeq ($(CONFIG_TUNE_CELL),y)
- KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mtune=cell)
+ # No AltiVec or VSX instructions when building kernel
+ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-altivec)