diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/clk_mgr/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/clk_mgr/Makefile
index 3cd283195091..c0f6a8c7de7d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/clk_mgr/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/clk_mgr/Makefile
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ AMD_DISPLAY_FILES += $(AMD_DAL_CLK_MGR_DCN20)
 ###############################################################################
 CLK_MGR_DCN21 = rn_clk_mgr.o rn_clk_mgr_vbios_smu.o
 
+# prevent build errors regarding soft-float vs hard-float FP ABI tags
+# this code is currently unused on ppc64, as it applies to Renoir APUs only
+ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
+CFLAGS_$(AMDDALPATH)/dc/clk_mgr/dcn21/rn_clk_mgr.o := $(call cc-option,-mno-gnu-attribute)
+endif
+
 AMD_DAL_CLK_MGR_DCN21 = $(addprefix $(AMDDALPATH)/dc/clk_mgr/dcn21/,$(CLK_MGR_DCN21))
 
 AMD_DISPLAY_FILES += $(AMD_DAL_CLK_MGR_DCN21)