diff --git a/backends/platform/3ds/3ds.mk b/backends/platform/3ds/3ds.mk
index 923699cc768..0876552fea1 100644
--- a/backends/platform/3ds/3ds.mk
+++ b/backends/platform/3ds/3ds.mk
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ APP_RSF         := $(srcdir)/backends/platform/3ds/app/scummvm.rsf
 APP_BANNER_IMAGE:= $(srcdir)/backends/platform/3ds/app/banner.png
 APP_BANNER_AUDIO:= $(srcdir)/backends/platform/3ds/app/banner.wav
 
-ARCH     := -march=armv6k -mtune=mpcore -mfloat-abi=hard -mtp=soft
-CXXFLAGS += -std=gnu++11
-ASFLAGS  += -mfloat-abi=hard
-LDFLAGS  += -specs=3dsx.specs $(ARCH) -L$(DEVKITPRO)/libctru/lib -L$(DEVKITPRO)/portlibs/3ds/lib
-
 .PHONY: clean_3ds dist_3ds
 
 clean: clean_3ds
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b286469ed6d..aa2e278f4e0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2544,17 +2544,17 @@ case $_host_os in
 		append_var DEFINES "-D__3DS__"
 		append_var DEFINES "-DARM"
 		append_var DEFINES "-DARM11"
-		append_var CXXFLAGS "-march=armv6k"
-		append_var CXXFLAGS "-mtune=mpcore"
+		append_var CXXFLAGS "-march=armv6k -mtune=mpcore -mfloat-abi=hard -mtp=soft"
 		append_var CXXFLAGS "-mword-relocations"
-		append_var CXXFLAGS "-mfloat-abi=hard"
 		append_var CXXFLAGS "-ffunction-sections"
 		append_var CXXFLAGS "-fomit-frame-pointer"
 		append_var CXXFLAGS "-I$DEVKITPRO/libctru/include"
 		append_var CXXFLAGS "-I$DEVKITPRO/portlibs/3ds/include"
+		append_var LDFLAGS "-march=armv6k -mtune=mpcore -mfloat-abi=hard -mtp=soft"
 		append_var LDFLAGS "-L$DEVKITPRO/libctru/lib"
 		append_var LDFLAGS "-L$DEVKITPRO/portlibs/3ds/lib"
-		append_var LIBS "-lcitro3d -lctru"
+		append_var LDFLAGS "-specs=3dsx.specs -lctru"
+		append_var LIBS "-lcitro3d"
 		;;
 	amigaos*)
 		append_var LDFLAGS "-Wl,--export-dynamic"