diff --git a/tools/plugin/alsaplug/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/plugin/alsaplug/CMakeLists.txt
index c982d90d6106..4074d8b4a31a 100644
--- a/tools/plugin/alsaplug/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/plugin/alsaplug/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ target_include_directories(asound_module_pcm_sof PRIVATE
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/..
 	${sof_source_directory}/src/audio)
 
-target_compile_options(asound_module_pcm_sof PRIVATE -DPIC -g -O3 -Wl,-EL -Wmissing-prototypes
+target_compile_options(asound_module_pcm_sof PRIVATE -DPIC -g -O3 -Wmissing-prototypes
   -Wimplicit-fallthrough -DCONFIG_LIBRARY -imacros${config_h})
 
 install(TARGETS asound_module_pcm_sof DESTINATION /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/alsa-lib)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ target_include_directories(asound_module_ctl_sof PRIVATE
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/..
 	${sof_source_directory}/src/audio)
 
-target_compile_options(asound_module_ctl_sof PRIVATE -DPIC -g -O3 -Wl,-EL -Wmissing-prototypes
+target_compile_options(asound_module_ctl_sof PRIVATE -DPIC -g -O3 -Wmissing-prototypes
   -Wimplicit-fallthrough -Wall -Werror -DCONFIG_LIBRARY -imacros${config_h})
 
 install(TARGETS asound_module_ctl_sof DESTINATION /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/alsa-lib)
diff --git a/tools/plugin/modules/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/plugin/modules/CMakeLists.txt
index 507f183d97a1..d737972cde7d 100644
--- a/tools/plugin/modules/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/plugin/modules/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ target_include_directories(sof_mod_shm PRIVATE
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../pipe
 	${sof_source_directory}/src/audio)
 
-target_compile_options(sof_mod_shm PRIVATE -DPIC -g -O3 -Wl,-EL -Wall -Werror -DCONFIG_LIBRARY -imacros${config_h})
+target_compile_options(sof_mod_shm PRIVATE -DPIC -g -O3 -Wall -Werror -DCONFIG_LIBRARY -imacros${config_h})
 
 install(TARGETS sof_mod_shm
 		DESTINATION /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/alsa-lib)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ target_include_directories(sof_mod_alsa PRIVATE
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../pipe
 	${sof_source_directory}/src/audio)
 
-target_compile_options(sof_mod_alsa PRIVATE -DPIC -g -O3 -Wl,-EL -Wmissing-prototypes
+target_compile_options(sof_mod_alsa PRIVATE -DPIC -g -O3 -Wmissing-prototypes
   -Wimplicit-fallthrough -Wall -Werror -DCONFIG_LIBRARY -imacros${config_h})
 
 install(TARGETS sof_mod_alsa
diff --git a/tools/plugin/modules/ov_noise_suppression/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/plugin/modules/ov_noise_suppression/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e6e0f47aea2..039e9056ee45 100644
--- a/tools/plugin/modules/ov_noise_suppression/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/plugin/modules/ov_noise_suppression/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ add_library(sof_ns MODULE noise_suppression.c)
 target_link_libraries(sof_ns PRIVATE sof_ns_interface)
 target_link_libraries(sof_ns PRIVATE -Wl,--export-dynamic)
 sof_append_relative_path_definitions(sof_ns)
-target_compile_options(sof_ns PRIVATE -DPIC -g -O3 -Wl,-EL -Wall -Werror -DCONFIG_LIBRARY -imacros${config_h})
+target_compile_options(sof_ns PRIVATE -DPIC -g -O3 -Wall -Werror -DCONFIG_LIBRARY -imacros${config_h})
 install(TARGETS sof_ns DESTINATION /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/alsa-lib)
 
 target_include_directories(sof_ns PRIVATE
diff --git a/tools/plugin/pipe/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/plugin/pipe/CMakeLists.txt
index 69f6245cfab2..ef7960c5a048 100644
--- a/tools/plugin/pipe/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/plugin/pipe/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ target_include_directories(sof-pipe PRIVATE
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/..
 	${sof_source_directory}/src/audio)
 
-target_compile_options(sof-pipe PRIVATE -DPIC -g -O3 -Wl,-EL -Wall -Werror -DCONFIG_LIBRARY -imacros${config_h})
+target_compile_options(sof-pipe PRIVATE -DPIC -g -O3 -Wall -Werror -DCONFIG_LIBRARY -imacros${config_h})
 
 target_include_directories(sof-pipe PRIVATE ${sof_install_directory}/include)
 target_include_directories(sof-pipe PRIVATE ${parser_install_dir}/include)