diff --git a/meta-zephyr-core/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-cross_6.%.bbappend b/meta-zephyr-core/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-cross_6.%.bbappend
index 2b2c7132d8473317b9e4a4e5e9fbea079cc38a7c..cda45d3afca7d52fe8c3dcc0d8a9884c00a3157c 100644
--- a/meta-zephyr-core/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-cross_6.%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-zephyr-core/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-cross_6.%.bbappend
@@ -1 +1 @@
-EXTRA_OECONF:append:armv7m = " --with-arch=armv7-m --with-mode=thumb "
+EXTRA_OECONF:append:armv7em = " --with-arch=armv7-em --with-mode=thumb "