diff --git a/common/build-profiles/ppc-musl.sh b/common/build-profiles/ppc-musl.sh
index f9c290f9a53..dd3255a4ced 100644
--- a/common/build-profiles/ppc-musl.sh
+++ b/common/build-profiles/ppc-musl.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mcpu=powerpc -mno-altivec -mtune=G4 -mlong-double-64"
+XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mtune=G4"
 XBPS_TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS"
 XBPS_TARGET_FFLAGS=""
 XBPS_TRIPLET="powerpc-linux-musl"
diff --git a/common/build-profiles/ppc.sh b/common/build-profiles/ppc.sh
index cfd37f10f89..b5a0a703267 100644
--- a/common/build-profiles/ppc.sh
+++ b/common/build-profiles/ppc.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mcpu=powerpc -mno-altivec -mtune=G4"
+XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mtune=G4"
 XBPS_TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS"
 XBPS_TARGET_FFLAGS=""
 XBPS_TRIPLET="powerpc-linux-gnu"
diff --git a/common/build-profiles/ppc64-musl.sh b/common/build-profiles/ppc64-musl.sh
index e3978fe9365..d28f9ed303d 100644
--- a/common/build-profiles/ppc64-musl.sh
+++ b/common/build-profiles/ppc64-musl.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mcpu=970 -mtune=power9 -maltivec -mlong-double-64 -mabi=elfv2"
+XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mcpu=970 -mtune=power9"
 XBPS_TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS"
 XBPS_TARGET_FFLAGS=""
 XBPS_TRIPLET="powerpc64-unknown-linux-musl"
diff --git a/common/build-profiles/ppc64.sh b/common/build-profiles/ppc64.sh
index 4db1d5f7265..3e44e8f5fa6 100644
--- a/common/build-profiles/ppc64.sh
+++ b/common/build-profiles/ppc64.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mcpu=970 -mtune=power9 -maltivec -mabi=elfv2"
+XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mcpu=970 -mtune=power9"
 XBPS_TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS"
 XBPS_TARGET_FFLAGS=""
 XBPS_TRIPLET="powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu"
diff --git a/common/build-profiles/ppc64le-musl.sh b/common/build-profiles/ppc64le-musl.sh
index 146527d84f8..e78e3f7bd05 100644
--- a/common/build-profiles/ppc64le-musl.sh
+++ b/common/build-profiles/ppc64le-musl.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mcpu=powerpc64le -mtune=power9 -maltivec -mlong-double-64 -mabi=elfv2"
+XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mtune=power9"
 XBPS_TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS"
 XBPS_TARGET_FFLAGS=""
 XBPS_TRIPLET="powerpc64le-unknown-linux-musl"
diff --git a/common/build-profiles/ppc64le.sh b/common/build-profiles/ppc64le.sh
index 5d17214eccc..bdace1eaaf5 100644
--- a/common/build-profiles/ppc64le.sh
+++ b/common/build-profiles/ppc64le.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mcpu=powerpc64le -mtune=power9 -maltivec -mabi=elfv2"
+XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mtune=power9"
 XBPS_TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS"
 XBPS_TARGET_FFLAGS=""
 XBPS_TRIPLET="powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu"