diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv8-r/Toolchain.defs b/arch/arm/src/armv8-r/Toolchain.defs
index 142d21061f5..ee39661f13d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv8-r/Toolchain.defs
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv8-r/Toolchain.defs
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_FPU),y)
   ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM_NEON),y)
     ARCHCPUFLAGS += -mfpu=neon-fp-armv8
   else
-    ARCHCPUFLAGS += -mfpu=fp-armv8
+    ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_DPFPU),y)
+      ARCHCPUFLAGS += -mfpu=fp-armv8
+    else
+      ARCHCPUFLAGS += -mfpu=fpv5-sp-d16
+    endif
   endif
   ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM_FPU_ABI_SOFT),y)
     ARCHCPUFLAGS += -mfloat-abi=softfp
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/cmake/armv8-r.cmake b/arch/arm/src/cmake/armv8-r.cmake
index 01fefd2e58a..97aed9d0045 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/cmake/armv8-r.cmake
+++ b/arch/arm/src/cmake/armv8-r.cmake
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ if(CONFIG_ARCH_FPU)
   if(CONFIG_ARM_NEON)
     list(APPEND PLATFORM_FLAGS -mfpu=neon-fp-armv8)
   else()
-    list(APPEND PLATFORM_FLAGS -mfpu=fp-armv8)
+    if(CONFIG_ARCH_DPFPU)
+      list(APPEND PLATFORM_FLAGS -mfpu=fp-armv8)
+    else()
+      list(APPEND PLATFORM_FLAGS -mfpu=fpv5-sp-d16)
+    endif()
   endif()
   if(CONFIG_ARM_FPU_ABI_SOFT)
     list(APPEND PLATFORM_FLAGS -mfloat-abi=softfp)