diff --git a/build/jam/board/overo/BoardSetup b/build/jam/board/overo/BoardSetup
index ae5b342469..76d043057d 100644
--- a/build/jam/board/overo/BoardSetup
+++ b/build/jam/board/overo/BoardSetup
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ HAIKU_BOARD_SDIMAGE_FILES =
 # gcc flags for the specific cpu
 #
 
-HAIKU_CCFLAGS_$(HAIKU_PACKAGING_ARCH)
-	+= -mcpu=cortex-a8 -mfpu=vfp -mfloat-abi=soft ;
-HAIKU_C++FLAGS_$(HAIKU_PACKAGING_ARCH)
-	+= -mcpu=cortex-a8 -mfpu=vfp -mfloat-abi=soft ;
+local flags = -mcpu=cortex-a8 -mfpu=vfpv3 -mfloat-abi=hard ;
+
+HAIKU_ASFLAGS_$(HAIKU_PACKAGING_ARCH) += $(flags) ;
+HAIKU_CCFLAGS_$(HAIKU_PACKAGING_ARCH) += $(flags) ;
+HAIKU_C++FLAGS_$(HAIKU_PACKAGING_ARCH) += $(flags) ;