diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk b/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk
index 128b7abe6..959568f7a 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ endif
 # Determine soft-float options
 ifeq ($(BR2_SOFT_FLOAT),y)
 # only mips*-*-*, arm*-*-* and sparc*-*-* accept --with-float
-ifeq ($(BR2_arm)$(BR2_armeb)$(BR2_mips)$(BR2_mipsel)$(BR2_mips64)$(BR2_mips64el)$(BR2_sparc),y)
+# powerpc seems to be needing it as well
+ifeq ($(BR2_arm)$(BR2_armeb)$(BR2_mips)$(BR2_mipsel)$(BR2_mips64)$(BR2_mips64el)$(BR2_powerpc)$(BR2_sparc),y)
 SOFT_FLOAT_CONFIG_OPTION:=--with-float=soft
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_arm)$(BR2_armeb),y) # only set float-abi for arm