diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/Makefile b/arch/sparc/kernel/Makefile
index 36f2727e1445..22170d4f8e06 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/Makefile
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 # Makefile for the linux kernel.
 #
 
-asflags-y := -ansi
-
 # Undefine sparc when processing vmlinux.lds - it is used
 # And teach CPP we are doing $(BITS) builds (for this case)
 CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds := -Usparc -m$(BITS)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/lib/Makefile b/arch/sparc/lib/Makefile
index ee5091dd67ed..783bdec0d7be 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/lib/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Makefile for Sparc library files..
 #
 
-asflags-y := -ansi -DST_DIV0=0x02
+asflags-y := -DST_DIV0=0x02
 
 lib-$(CONFIG_SPARC32) += ashrdi3.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_SPARC32) += memcpy.o memset.o
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/Makefile b/arch/sparc/mm/Makefile
index 2d1752108d77..e9d232561c82 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Makefile for the linux Sparc-specific parts of the memory manager.
 #
 
-asflags-y := -ansi
-
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPARC64)   += ultra.o tlb.o tsb.o
 obj-y                   += fault_$(BITS).o
 obj-y                   += init_$(BITS).o
diff --git a/arch/sparc/prom/Makefile b/arch/sparc/prom/Makefile
index a1adc75d8055..92db8bb4ad4c 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/prom/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/prom/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # Makefile for the Sun Boot PROM interface library under
 # Linux.
 #
-asflags := -ansi
 
 lib-y                 := bootstr_$(BITS).o
 lib-y                 += init_$(BITS).o