diff --git a/core/combo/arch/mips/mips32r2-fp-xburst.mk b/core/combo/arch/mips/mips32r2-fp-xburst.mk
index 37682267de..fee9cb3dd2 100644
--- a/core/combo/arch/mips/mips32r2-fp-xburst.mk
+++ b/core/combo/arch/mips/mips32r2-fp-xburst.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ arch_variant_cflags := \
     -mtune=mips32r2 \
     -mips32r2 \
     -mhard-float \
-    -msynci \
     -mno-fused-madd
 
 arch_variant_ldflags := \