diff --git a/multimedia/gst1-libav/Makefile b/multimedia/gst1-libav/Makefile
index 3fc109ade..b0b00df00 100644
--- a/multimedia/gst1-libav/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/gst1-libav/Makefile
@@ -144,9 +144,13 @@ LIBAV_CONFIGURE_DEMUXERS:=$(call FILTER_CONFIG,DEMUXER,demuxer,$(LIBAV_DEMUXERS)
 LIBAV_CONFIGURE_PARSERS:=$(call FILTER_CONFIG,PARSER,parser,$(LIBAV_PARSERS))
 LIBAV_CONFIGURE_PROTOCOLS:=$(call FILTER_CONFIG,PROTOCOL,protocol,$(LIBAV_PROTOCOLS))
 
+# Strip off FPU notation
+REAL_CPU_TYPE:=$(firstword $(subst +, ,$(CONFIG_CPU_TYPE)))
+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--without-system-libav \
 	--with-libav-extra-configure=" \
+	$(if $(REAL_CPU_TYPE),--cpu=$(call qstrip,$(REAL_CPU_TYPE)),) \
 	--disable-bsfs \
 	--disable-programs \
 	--disable-devices \