diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 31a0f9de7..e298ec3d0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function gcc_cpu_flags {
     local soc=$1
     case $soc in
     BCM2835)
-        flags="-march=armv6zk -mtune=arm1176jzf-s -mfpu=vfp -mfloat-abi=hard"
+        flags="-marm -march=armv6zk -mtune=arm1176jzf-s -mfpu=vfp -mfloat-abi=hard"
         ;;
     BCM2836)
         flags="-march=armv7-a -mtune=cortex-a7 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=hard"