diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index e91d7e91347d..12447b2361e4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -123,14 +123,12 @@ endif
 endif
 
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	:= $(call cc-option,-mtraceback=no)
-ifndef CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG
 ifdef CONFIG_PPC64_ELF_ABI_V2
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= $(call cc-option,-mabi=elfv2,$(call cc-option,-mcall-aixdesc))
-AFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= $(call cc-option,-mabi=elfv2)
 else
+ifndef CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= $(call cc-option,-mabi=elfv1)
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= $(call cc-option,-mcall-aixdesc)
-AFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= $(call cc-option,-mabi=elfv1)
 endif
 endif
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= $(call cc-option,-mcmodel=medium,$(call cc-option,-mminimal-toc))