diff --git a/arch/x86/config.mk b/arch/x86/config.mk
index cc940712a8a4d632ca92bfccfd31f9b1d9d6cdff..576501e55efacb96bc206463eacf4154e2484b58 100644
--- a/arch/x86/config.mk
+++ b/arch/x86/config.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(IS_32BIT),y)
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -march=i386 -m32
 else
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(if $(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD),,-fpic) -fno-common -m64
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(if $(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD),,-fpic) -fno-common -march=core2 -m64
 endif
 
 PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections -fvisibility=hidden