diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/config.mk b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/config.mk
index 68ac57d..f36d823 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/config.mk
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/config.mk
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@
 # -mspe=yes is needed to have -mno-spe accepted by a buggy GCC;
 # see "[PATCH,rs6000] make -mno-spe work as expected" on
 # http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2008-04/msg00311.html
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mspe=yes)
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mno-spe)
+PF_CPPFLAGS_SPE := $(call cc-option,-mspe=yes) \
+		   $(call cc-option,-mno-spe)
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(PF_CPPFLAGS_SPE)