diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 2ea575cb3401248c1cb97f9596c9e7079c3256b2..fb96206de3175d65f86a63d9a7db0a815300a791 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ endif
 cpu-as-$(CONFIG_4xx)		+= -Wa,-m405
 cpu-as-$(CONFIG_ALTIVEC)	+= $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-maltivec)
 cpu-as-$(CONFIG_E200)		+= -Wa,-me200
+cpu-as-$(CONFIG_E500)		+= -Wa,-me500
 cpu-as-$(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64)	+= -Wa,-mpower4
 cpu-as-$(CONFIG_PPC_E500MC)	+= $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-me500mc)