diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index d54e1fe03551..02742facf895 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -168,13 +168,7 @@ endif
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_TARGET_CPU_BOOL) += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=$(CONFIG_TARGET_CPU))
 AFLAGS-$(CONFIG_TARGET_CPU_BOOL) += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=$(CONFIG_TARGET_CPU))
 
-# Altivec option not allowed with e500mc64 in GCC.
-ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
-E5500_CPU := -mcpu=powerpc64
-else
-E5500_CPU := $(call cc-option,-mcpu=e500mc64,-mcpu=powerpc64)
-endif
-CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_E5500_CPU) += $(E5500_CPU)
+CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_E5500_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=e500mc64,-mcpu=powerpc64)
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_E6500_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=e6500,$(E5500_CPU))
 
 asinstr := $(call as-instr,lis 9$(comma)foo@high,-DHAVE_AS_ATHIGH=1)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index 3cc8452b8660..5185d942b455 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ choice
 
 config GENERIC_CPU
 	bool "Generic (POWER4 and above)"
-	depends on PPC64 && !CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
-	select PPC_64S_HASH_MMU if PPC_BOOK3S_64
+	depends on PPC_BOOK3S_64 && !CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+	select PPC_64S_HASH_MMU
 
 config GENERIC_CPU
 	bool "Generic (POWER8 and above)"
-	depends on PPC64 && CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+	depends on PPC_BOOK3S_64 && CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	select ARCH_HAS_FAST_MULTIPLIER
 	select PPC_64S_HASH_MMU
 
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ config PHYS_64BIT
 
 config ALTIVEC
 	bool "AltiVec Support"
-	depends on PPC_BOOK3S_32 || PPC_BOOK3S_64 || (PPC_E500MC && PPC64)
+	depends on PPC_BOOK3S || (PPC_E500MC && PPC64 && !E5500_CPU)
 	select PPC_FPU
 	help
 	  This option enables kernel support for the Altivec extensions to the