diff --git a/hermit/usr/Makefile b/hermit/usr/Makefile
index 66dddbb42..7d0346c0c 100644
--- a/hermit/usr/Makefile
+++ b/hermit/usr/Makefile
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ $(TMP)/gcc:
 	$Q$(CD) $(TMP)/gcc; $(TOPDIR)/gcc/configure --target=$(TARGET) --prefix=$(TOPDIR)/$(ARCH) --without-headers --with-newlib --enable-languages=c --disable-nls --disable-shared --disable-libssp --enable-threads=posix --disable-libgomp --enable-tls --enable-lto --disable-symvers && $(MAKE) $(NJOBS) && $(MAKE) install
 	$Q$(RM) $(TMP)/gcc
 	$Q$(MKDIR) $(TMP)/gcc
-	$Q$(CD) $(TMP)/gcc; $(TOPDIR)/gcc/configure --target=$(TARGET) --prefix=$(TOPDIR)/$(ARCH) --without-headers --with-newlib --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,lto --disable-nls --disable-shared --disable-libssp --enable-threads=posix --disable-libgomp --enable-tls --enable-lto --disable-symvers && $(MAKE) $(NJOBS) && $(MAKE) install
+	$Q$(CD) $(TMP)/gcc; $(TOPDIR)/gcc/configure --target=$(TARGET) --prefix=$(TOPDIR)/$(ARCH) --without-headers --with-newlib --with-tune=generic --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,lto --disable-nls --disable-shared --disable-libssp --enable-threads=posix --disable-libgomp --enable-tls --enable-lto --disable-symvers && $(MAKE) $(NJOBS) && $(MAKE) install
 
 clean:
 	@echo Cleaning toolchain