diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/ChangeLog
index 3e8a2c0bf7..370af772ce 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-08-24	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	PR 1323/bsps
+	* Makefile.am: Remove AM_CFLAGS += -msoft-float.
+
 2008-09-23	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
 
 	* configure.ac: Make letting boot_card() handle work area allocation
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/Makefile.am b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/Makefile.am
index 0e88320307..c79f641267 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/Makefile.am
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/Makefile.am
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I ../../../../aclocal
 include $(top_srcdir)/../../../../automake/compile.am
 include $(top_srcdir)/../../bsp.am
 
-#prevent the compiler from generating FP instructions
-AM_CFLAGS      += -msoft-float
-
 dist_project_lib_DATA = bsp_specs
 
 include_HEADERS = include/bsp.h