diff --git a/tests/tcg/ppc64/Makefile.target b/tests/tcg/ppc64/Makefile.target
index 1940886c73..0d058b2600 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/ppc64/Makefile.target
+++ b/tests/tcg/ppc64/Makefile.target
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ VPATH += $(SRC_PATH)/tests/tcg/ppc64
 
 config-cc.mak: Makefile
 	$(quiet-@)( \
-	    $(call cc-option,-mpower8-vector,   CROSS_CC_HAS_POWER8_VECTOR); \
+	    $(call cc-option,-mcpu=power8,      CROSS_CC_HAS_CPU_POWER8); \
 	    $(call cc-option,-mpower10,         CROSS_CC_HAS_POWER10)) 3> config-cc.mak
 
 -include config-cc.mak
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ run-threadcount: threadcount
 run-plugin-threadcount-with-%:
 	$(call skip-test, $<, "BROKEN (flaky with clang) ")
 
-ifneq ($(CROSS_CC_HAS_POWER8_VECTOR),)
+ifneq ($(CROSS_CC_HAS_CPU_POWER8),)
 PPC64_TESTS=bcdsub non_signalling_xscv
 endif
-$(PPC64_TESTS): CFLAGS += -mpower8-vector
+$(PPC64_TESTS): CFLAGS += -mcpu=power8
 
-ifneq ($(CROSS_CC_HAS_POWER8_VECTOR),)
+ifneq ($(CROSS_CC_HAS_CPU_POWER8),)
 PPC64_TESTS += vsx_f2i_nan
 endif
-vsx_f2i_nan: CFLAGS += -mpower8-vector -I$(SRC_PATH)/include
+vsx_f2i_nan: CFLAGS += -mcpu=power8 -I$(SRC_PATH)/include
 
 PPC64_TESTS += mtfsf
 PPC64_TESTS += mffsce