diff --git a/sys/powerpc/include/param.h b/sys/powerpc/include/param.h
index a190f60c02cc..a154859c0459 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/include/param.h
+++ b/sys/powerpc/include/param.h
@@ -57,13 +57,9 @@
 #define	MACHINE_ARCH	"powerpc64"
 #endif
 #else
-#ifdef	__SPE__
-#define	MACHINE_ARCH	"powerpcspe"
-#else
 #define	MACHINE_ARCH	"powerpc"
 #endif
 #endif
-#endif
 #define	MID_MACHINE	MID_POWERPC
 #ifdef __powerpc64__
 #ifndef	MACHINE_ARCH32