diff --git a/target/linux/imx6/Makefile b/target/linux/imx6/Makefile
index cee5b454238..688e3553935 100644
--- a/target/linux/imx6/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/imx6/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOARD:=imx6
 BOARDNAME:=Freescale i.MX 6 Series
 FEATURES:=audio display fpu gpio pcie rtc usb usbgadget squashfs targz ubifs
 CPU_TYPE:=cortex-a9
-CPU_SUBTYPE:=vfpv3
+CPU_SUBTYPE:=neon
 MAINTAINER:=Luka Perkov <luka@openwrt.org>
 
 LINUX_VERSION:=3.10.32