diff --git a/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/config.mk b/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/config.mk
index f2d40aa228..f46b38fa0f 100644
--- a/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/config.mk
+++ b/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/config.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 #
 ENDIANNESS += -EB
 
+ifdef CONFIG_SH2A
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -m2a -m2a-nofpu -mb -mno-fdpic -ffreestanding
+else # SH2
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -m3e -mb
+endif
+
 PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -ffixed-r13
 PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += $(ENDIANNESS)