diff --git a/security/nss/lib/freebl/Makefile b/security/nss/lib/freebl/Makefile
index aa9dd95fd7..9a541ed3bd 100644
--- a/security/nss/lib/freebl/Makefile
+++ b/security/nss/lib/freebl/Makefile
@@ -785,11 +785,11 @@ $(OBJDIR)/$(PROG_PREFIX)sha512$(OBJ_SUFFIX): CFLAGS += -maltivec
 $(OBJDIR)/$(PROG_PREFIX)chacha20poly1305-ppc$(OBJ_SUFFIX): CFLAGS += -maltivec
 endif
 ifneq ($(NSS_DISABLE_CRYPTO_VSX),1)
-$(OBJDIR)/$(PROG_PREFIX)gcm-ppc$(OBJ_SUFFIX): CFLAGS += -mcrypto -mvsx
-$(OBJDIR)/$(PROG_PREFIX)gcm$(OBJ_SUFFIX): CFLAGS += -mcrypto -mvsx
-$(OBJDIR)/$(PROG_PREFIX)rijndael$(OBJ_SUFFIX): CFLAGS += -mcrypto -mvsx
-$(OBJDIR)/$(PROG_PREFIX)sha512$(OBJ_SUFFIX): CFLAGS += -mcrypto -mvsx
-$(OBJDIR)/$(PROG_PREFIX)chacha20poly1305-ppc$(OBJ_SUFFIX): CFLAGS += -mcrypto -mvsx
+$(OBJDIR)/$(PROG_PREFIX)gcm-ppc$(OBJ_SUFFIX): CFLAGS += -mvsx
+$(OBJDIR)/$(PROG_PREFIX)gcm$(OBJ_SUFFIX): CFLAGS += -mvsx
+$(OBJDIR)/$(PROG_PREFIX)rijndael$(OBJ_SUFFIX): CFLAGS += -mvsx
+$(OBJDIR)/$(PROG_PREFIX)sha512$(OBJ_SUFFIX): CFLAGS += -mvsx
+$(OBJDIR)/$(PROG_PREFIX)chacha20poly1305-ppc$(OBJ_SUFFIX): CFLAGS += -mvsx
 endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/security/nss/lib/freebl/freebl.gyp b/security/nss/lib/freebl/freebl.gyp
index 23940ef774..97bb4fb1d9 100644
--- a/security/nss/lib/freebl/freebl.gyp
+++ b/security/nss/lib/freebl/freebl.gyp
@@ -299,11 +299,9 @@
       'conditions': [
         [ 'disable_crypto_vsx==0', {
           'cflags': [
-            '-mcrypto',
             '-maltivec'
            ],
            'cflags_mozilla': [
-             '-mcrypto',
              '-maltivec'
            ],
         }, 'disable_crypto_vsx==1', {
@@ -376,14 +374,12 @@
       'conditions': [
         [ 'disable_crypto_vsx==0', {
           'cflags': [
-            '-mcrypto',
             '-maltivec',
             '-mvsx',
             '-funroll-loops',
             '-fpeel-loops'
            ],
            'cflags_mozilla': [
-            '-mcrypto',
             '-maltivec',
             '-mvsx',
             '-funroll-loops',
@@ -415,14 +411,12 @@
       'conditions': [
         [ 'disable_crypto_vsx==0', {
           'cflags': [
-            '-mcrypto',
             '-maltivec',
             '-mvsx',
             '-funroll-loops',
             '-fpeel-loops'
            ],
            'cflags_mozilla': [
-            '-mcrypto',
             '-maltivec',
             '-mvsx',
             '-funroll-loops',