diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index cbe5ca4f0ee5a..89956c4f1ce3b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -239,11 +239,6 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-vsx)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-spe)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mspe=no)
 
-# FIXME: the module load should be taught about the additional relocs
-# generated by this.
-# revert to pre-gcc-4.4 behaviour of .eh_frame
-KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm)
-
 # Never use string load/store instructions as they are
 # often slow when they are implemented at all
 KBUILD_CFLAGS		+= $(call cc-option,-mno-string)