diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
index 095d113f2c..3f946a08e5 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for running 
 
 TARGET_ARCH = "powerpc"
-TARGET_FPU = "spe"
+TARGET_FPU = "hard"
 
 require conf/machine/include/tune-ppc603e.inc