diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 799e67d54c4d61fa6be2ca6db6dbc95b8b25437a..1eec1a0462b6a2355a87810820c7499f06183690 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ endif
 UTS_MACHINE := $(OLDARCH)
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN),y)
-override CC	+= -mlittle-endian -mno-strict-align
+override CC	+= -mlittle-endian
+ifneq ($(COMPILER),clang)
+override CC	+= -mno-strict-align
+endif
 override AS	+= -mlittle-endian
 override LD	+= -EL
 override CROSS32CC += -mlittle-endian