diff --git a/board/imgtec/malta/lowlevel_init.S b/board/imgtec/malta/lowlevel_init.S
index ae09c27d07..534db1d832 100644
--- a/board/imgtec/malta/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/board/imgtec/malta/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 	.text
 	.set noreorder
-	.set mips32
 
 	.globl	lowlevel_init
 lowlevel_init: