diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
index 7902802a19a5..a47e14277fd8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_LIB_RHEAP) += rheap.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FTR_FIXUP_SELFTEST) += feature-fixups-test.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ALTIVEC)	+= xor_vmx.o
-CFLAGS_xor_vmx.o += -maltivec -mabi=altivec
+CFLAGS_xor_vmx.o += -maltivec $(call cc-option,-mabi=altivec)
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += $(obj64-y)
diff --git a/lib/raid6/Makefile b/lib/raid6/Makefile
index c7dab0645554..3b10a48fa040 100644
--- a/lib/raid6/Makefile
+++ b/lib/raid6/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ quiet_cmd_unroll = UNROLL  $@
                    < $< > $@ || ( rm -f $@ && exit 1 )
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ALTIVEC),y)
-altivec_flags := -maltivec -mabi=altivec
+altivec_flags := -maltivec $(call cc-option,-mabi=altivec)
 endif
 
 # The GCC option -ffreestanding is required in order to compile code containing