diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index c0d87ac2e221..8782a03f24a8 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARC_TUNE_MCPU),"")
 cflags-y				+= $(tune-mcpu-def-y)
 else
 tune-mcpu				:= $(shell echo $(CONFIG_ARC_TUNE_MCPU))
-tune-mcpu-ok 				:= $(call cc-option-yn, $(tune-mcpu))
-ifeq ($(tune-mcpu-ok),y)
+ifneq ($(call cc-option,$(tune-mcpu)),)
 cflags-y				+= $(tune-mcpu)
 else
 # The flag provided by 'CONFIG_ARC_TUNE_MCPU' option isn't known by this compiler