diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 9589f1bec2..f0a0ebf628 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH_ALPHA),yes)
 OBJS += alpha/dsputil_alpha.o alpha/mpegvideo_alpha.o \
 	alpha/simple_idct_alpha.o alpha/motion_est_alpha.o
 ASM_OBJS += alpha/dsputil_alpha_asm.o alpha/motion_est_mvi_asm.o
-CFLAGS += -fforce-addr
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH_POWERPC),yes)