--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fno-i
 # macro, but instead defines a whole series of macros which makes
 # testing for a specific architecture or later rather impossible.
 arch-$(CONFIG_CPU_32v7M)	=-D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__=7 -march=armv7-m -Wa,-march=armv7-m
-arch-$(CONFIG_CPU_32v7)		=-D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__=7 $(call cc-option,-march=armv7-a,-march=armv5t -Wa$(comma)-march=armv7-a)
+arch-$(CONFIG_CPU_32v7)		=-D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__=7 -mcpu=cortex-a15
 arch-$(CONFIG_CPU_32v6)		=-D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__=6 $(call cc-option,-march=armv6,-march=armv5t -Wa$(comma)-march=armv6)
 # Only override the compiler option if ARMv6. The ARMv6K extensions are
 # always available in ARMv7
