diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile b/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
index 163e440539..e43327acd8 100644
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ARCH:=powerpc
 BOARD:=mpc85xx
 BOARDNAME:=Freescale MPC85xx
 CPU_TYPE:=8540
-FEATURES:=spe_fpu squashfs
+FEATURES:=squashfs
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 SUBTARGETS=generic p1020