diff --git a/include/target.mk b/include/target.mk
index a97cda2c3a..6afbd75839 100644
--- a/include/target.mk
+++ b/include/target.mk
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP),1)
     CPU_CFLAGS_24kc = -mips32r2 -mtune=24kc
     CPU_CFLAGS_74kc = -mips32r2 -mtune=74kc
     CPU_CFLAGS_octeon = -march=octeon -mabi=64
+    CPU_CFLAGS_octeonplus = -march=octeon+ -mabi=64
   endif
   ifeq ($(ARCH),i386)
     CPU_TYPE ?= pentium
diff --git a/target/linux/octeon/Makefile b/target/linux/octeon/Makefile
index bbf1296c21..6c0623cb9b 100644
--- a/target/linux/octeon/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/octeon/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ARCH:=mips64
 BOARD:=octeon
 BOARDNAME:=Cavium Networks Octeon
 FEATURES:=squashfs ramdisk pci usb
-CPU_TYPE:=octeon
+CPU_TYPE:=octeonplus
 MAINTAINER:=John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
 
 KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.14