diff --git a/cpu/74xx_7xx/config.mk b/cpu/74xx_7xx/config.mk
index d589210..df1f6ac 100644
--- a/cpu/74xx_7xx/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/74xx_7xx/config.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -ffixed-r14 -meabi
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -meabi
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_74xx_7xx -ffixed-r2 -mstring
diff --git a/cpu/mpc512x/config.mk b/cpu/mpc512x/config.mk
index 6ab34b1..fb0a563 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc512x/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/mpc512x/config.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -ffixed-r14 -meabi
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -meabi
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_MPC512X -DCONFIG_E300 \
 			-ffixed-r2 -msoft-float -mcpu=603e
diff --git a/cpu/mpc5xx/config.mk b/cpu/mpc5xx/config.mk
index 157ddc5..7854924 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc5xx/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/mpc5xx/config.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #
 
 
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=	-fPIC -ffixed-r14 -meabi
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=	-fPIC -meabi
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS +=	-DCONFIG_5xx -ffixed-r2 -mpowerpc -msoft-float
 
diff --git a/cpu/mpc5xxx/config.mk b/cpu/mpc5xxx/config.mk
index b0ce2ee..5e82f67 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc5xxx/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/mpc5xxx/config.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -ffixed-r14 -meabi
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -meabi
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_MPC5xxx -ffixed-r2 \
 		     -mstring -mcpu=603e -mmultiple
diff --git a/cpu/mpc8220/config.mk b/cpu/mpc8220/config.mk
index 5819048..3ce40c0 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc8220/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/mpc8220/config.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -ffixed-r14 -meabi
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -meabi
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_MPC8220 -ffixed-r2 \
 		     -mstring -mcpu=603e -mmultiple
diff --git a/cpu/mpc824x/config.mk b/cpu/mpc824x/config.mk
index b607fee..940474b 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc824x/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/mpc824x/config.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -ffixed-r14 -meabi
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -meabi
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_MPC824X -ffixed-r2 -mstring -mcpu=603e -msoft-float
 
diff --git a/cpu/mpc8260/config.mk b/cpu/mpc8260/config.mk
index 2cb0270..39d81ee 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc8260/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/mpc8260/config.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -ffixed-r14 -meabi
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -meabi
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_8260 -DCONFIG_CPM2 -ffixed-r2 \
 		     -mstring -mcpu=603e -mmultiple
diff --git a/cpu/mpc83xx/config.mk b/cpu/mpc83xx/config.mk
index d619426..e80919b 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc83xx/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/mpc83xx/config.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -ffixed-r14 -meabi
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -meabi
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_MPC83xx -DCONFIG_E300 \
 			-ffixed-r2 -msoft-float
diff --git a/cpu/mpc85xx/config.mk b/cpu/mpc85xx/config.mk
index 84651b8..408184a 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc85xx/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/mpc85xx/config.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -ffixed-r14 -meabi
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -meabi
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -ffixed-r2 -Wa,-me500 -msoft-float -mno-string
 
diff --git a/cpu/mpc86xx/config.mk b/cpu/mpc86xx/config.mk
index 13da2cf..ca2f837 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc86xx/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/mpc86xx/config.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -ffixed-r14 -meabi
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -meabi
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -ffixed-r2 -mstring
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -maltivec -mabi=altivec -msoft-float
diff --git a/cpu/mpc8xx/config.mk b/cpu/mpc8xx/config.mk
index 2b3d545..5540d65 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc8xx/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/mpc8xx/config.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -ffixed-r14 -meabi
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -meabi
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_8xx -ffixed-r2 -mstring -mcpu=860 -msoft-float
diff --git a/cpu/ppc4xx/config.mk b/cpu/ppc4xx/config.mk
index 979004b..c1de1e9 100644
--- a/cpu/ppc4xx/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/ppc4xx/config.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -ffixed-r14 -meabi
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -meabi
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_4xx -ffixed-r2 -mstring -msoft-float
 
 cfg=$(shell grep configs $(OBJTREE)/include/config.h | sed 's/.*<\(configs.*\)>/\1/')