diff --git a/coreconf/config.gypi b/coreconf/config.gypi
index 2e6cc390ed..c07a59ab2e 100644
--- a/coreconf/config.gypi
+++ b/coreconf/config.gypi
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
     'disable_fips%': 1,
     'mozpkix_only%': 0,
     'coverage%': 0,
+    'softfp_cflags%': '',
   },
   'target_defaults': {
     # Settings specific to targets should go here.