diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 7779f2d1acad00845f99f6b5931650d3205ac085..299bc04687027aa5fd5254050ab3a62648ca12ca 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_ARM926T)	:=-mtune=arm9tdmi
 tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_SA110)	:=-mtune=strongarm110
 tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_SA1100)	:=-mtune=strongarm1100
 tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_XSCALE)	:=$(call cc-option,-mtune=xscale,-mtune=strongarm110) -Wa,-mcpu=xscale
-tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_V6)		:=-mtune=strongarm
+tune-$(CONFIG_CPU_V6)		:=$(call cc-option,-mtune=arm1136j-s,-mtune=strongarm)
 
 # Need -Uarm for gcc < 3.x
 CFLAGS_ABI	:=$(call cc-option,-mapcs-32,-mabi=apcs-gnu) $(call cc-option,-mno-thumb-interwork,)