diff --git a/Toolchain-imx6.cmake b/Toolchain-imx6.cmake
index 6ca757a7..3afbeaed 100644
--- a/Toolchain-imx6.cmake
+++ b/Toolchain-imx6.cmake
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 1)
 # specify the cross compiler 
 SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER   ${CUBIXCROSS_DIR}/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.8-2013.10_linux/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc)
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${CUBIXCROSS_DIR}/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.8-2013.10_linux/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-g++)
-SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -march=armv7-a -mcpu=cortex-a9 -mtune=cortex-a9 -mfpu=vfpv3 -mfloat-abi=softfp")
-SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS   "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}   -march=armv7-a -mcpu=cortex-a9 -mtune=cortex-a9 -mfpu=vfpv3 -mfloat-abi=softfp")
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -march=armv7-a -mcpu=cortex-a9 -mtune=cortex-a9 -mfpu=vfpv3 -mfloat-abi=hard")
+SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS   "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}   -march=armv7-a -mcpu=cortex-a9 -mtune=cortex-a9 -mfpu=vfpv3 -mfloat-abi=hard")
 
 # where is the target environment 
 SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH ${CUBIXCROSS_DIR}/rootfs)