diff --git a/util/cbfstool/Makefile b/util/cbfstool/Makefile
index 51b6bad9c1..2170bec2d4 100644
--- a/util/cbfstool/Makefile
+++ b/util/cbfstool/Makefile
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ clean:
 tags: 
 	ctags *.[ch]
 
-CXXFLAGS=-DCOMPACT -m32
-CFLAGS=-m32
-LDFLAGS=-m32
+CXXFLAGS=-DCOMPACT
+CFLAGS=
+LDFLAGS=
 
 $(obj)/cbfstool:$(COMMON)
 	$(HOSTCXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
diff --git a/util/cbfstool/Makefile.inc b/util/cbfstool/Makefile.inc
index 74bb5c0d6b..7c50822331 100644
--- a/util/cbfstool/Makefile.inc
+++ b/util/cbfstool/Makefile.inc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ cbfsobj += cbfs-mkstage.o
 cbfsobj += cbfs-mkpayload.o
 cbfsobj += cbfstool.o
 
-CBFSTOOLFLAGS=-m32 -DCOMPACT
+CBFSTOOLFLAGS=-DCOMPACT
 
 $(obj)/util/cbfstool:
 	mkdir -p $@