diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/rust-target-config.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/rust-target-config.bbclass
index 0df6f0904c..8ab5317c3f 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/rust-target-config.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/rust-target-config.bbclass
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ def rust_gen_target(d, thing, wd, arch):
     if features != "":
         tspec['features'] = features
     fpu = d.getVar('TARGET_FPU')
-    if fpu == "soft":
+    if fpu in ["soft", "softfp"]:
         tspec['llvm-floatabi'] = "soft"
     elif fpu == "hard":
         tspec['llvm-floatabi'] = "hard"