diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/util/xcompile/xcompile b/payloads/libpayload/util/xcompile/xcompile
index b431d8ae59..62e7a38c3f 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/util/xcompile/xcompile
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/util/xcompile/xcompile
@@ -109,11 +109,9 @@ detect_special_flags() {
 		arm )
 			# testcc "$CC" "$CFLAGS -mcpu=cortex-a9" &&
 			#	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mcpu=cortex-a9"
-			testcc "$CC" "\
-$CFLAGS -ffixed-r8 -msoft-float -marm -mabi=aapcs-linux \
--mno-thumb-interwork -march=armv7 -mno-thumb-interwork" && CFLAGS="\
-$CFLAGS -ffixed-r8 -msoft-float -marm -mabi=aapcs-linux \
--mno-thumb-interwork -march=armv7 -mno-thumb-interwork"
+			testcc "$CC" \
+"$CFLAGS -ffixed-r8 -msoft-float -marm -mabi=aapcs-linux -march=armv7" &&
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -ffixed-r8 -msoft-float -marm -mabi=aapcs-linux -march=armv7"
 			;;
 	esac
 }