diff --git a/kernel/Makefile.L3 b/kernel/Makefile.L3
index dfdaf5cf4..1904264be 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile.L3
+++ b/kernel/Makefile.L3
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ USE_TRMM = 1
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CORE), POWER8)
+ifeq ($(BINARY64),1)
 USE_TRMM = 1
 endif
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(CORE), POWER9)
 USE_TRMM = 1
@@ -514,7 +516,7 @@ $(KDIR)$(SGEMMONCOPYOBJ) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SGEMMONCOPY)
 
 $(KDIR)$(SGEMMOTCOPYOBJ) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SGEMMOTCOPY)
 ifeq ($(OS), AIX)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -S -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o - > sgemmotcopy.s
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -S -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o - > sgemmotcopy.s	
 	m4 sgemmotcopy.s > sgemmotcopy_nomacros.s
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX sgemmotcopy_nomacros.s -o $@
 	rm sgemmotcopy.s sgemmotcopy_nomacros.s
@@ -530,7 +532,7 @@ $(KDIR)$(SGEMMINCOPYOBJ) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SGEMMINCOPY)
 
 $(KDIR)$(SGEMMITCOPYOBJ) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SGEMMITCOPY)
 ifeq ($(OS), AIX)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -S -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o - > sgemmitcopy.s
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -S -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o - > sgemmitcopy.s	
 	m4 sgemmitcopy.s > sgemmitcopy_nomacros.s
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX sgemmitcopy_nomacros.s -o $@
 	rm sgemmitcopy.s sgemmitcopy_nomacros.s