diff --git a/arch/Config.in.arm b/arch/Config.in.arm
index b44a164e03..219215d122 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in.arm
+++ b/arch/Config.in.arm
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ config BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7A
 
 config BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7M
 	bool
+	select BR2_ARCH_HAS_FDPIC_SUPPORT
 
 config BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV8A
 	bool
diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index 808b71a93e..829636900b 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ $(error BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_VENDOR cannot be 'unknown'. \
 endif
 
 # Compute GNU_TARGET_NAME
+# FDPIC on ARM requires a special target name: it has no OS field and must
+# use the suffix -uclinuxfdpiceabi.
+ifeq ($(BR2_arm)$(BR2_armeb):$(BR2_BINFMT_FDPIC),y:y)
+GNU_TARGET_NAME = $(ARCH)-$(TARGET_VENDOR)-uclinuxfdpiceabi
+else
 GNU_TARGET_NAME = $(ARCH)-$(TARGET_VENDOR)-$(TARGET_OS)-$(LIBC)$(ABI)
+endif
 
 # FLAT binary format needs uclinux, except RISC-V which needs the
 # regular linux name.