diff --git a/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/config.mk b/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/config.mk
index 69273b4f382fa38f3963a852201ccf5dbae59ea6..25abcdd48f05c98b4a52a83f51893ddc04294427 100644
--- a/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/config.mk
+++ b/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/config.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ENDIANNESS += -EB
 
 ifdef CONFIG_SH2A
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -m2a -m2a-nofpu -mb -ffreestanding
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -m2a -m2a-nofpu -mb
 else # SH2
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -m3e -mb
 endif