diff --git a/nand_spl/board/freescale/mpc8313erdb/Makefile b/nand_spl/board/freescale/mpc8313erdb/Makefile
index 1a8f6ff..a13e7e2 100644
--- a/nand_spl/board/freescale/mpc8313erdb/Makefile
+++ b/nand_spl/board/freescale/mpc8313erdb/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
 LDSCRIPT= $(TOPDIR)/nand_spl/board/$(BOARDDIR)/u-boot.lds
-LDFLAGS	= -Bstatic -T $(LDSCRIPT) -Ttext $(TEXT_BASE) $(PLATFORM_LDFLAGS)
+LDFLAGS	= -Bstatic -T $(nandobj)u-boot.lds -Ttext $(TEXT_BASE) $(PLATFORM_LDFLAGS)
 AFLAGS	+= -DCONFIG_NAND_SPL
 CFLAGS	+= -DCONFIG_NAND_SPL
 
@@ -54,11 +54,14 @@
 $(nandobj)u-boot-spl.bin:	$(nandobj)u-boot-spl
 	$(OBJCOPY) ${OBJCFLAGS} -O binary $< $@
 
-$(nandobj)u-boot-spl:	$(OBJS)
+$(nandobj)u-boot-spl:	$(OBJS) $(nandobj)u-boot.lds
 	cd $(LNDIR) && $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(__OBJS) \
 		-Map $(nandobj)u-boot-spl.map \
 		-o $(nandobj)u-boot-spl
 
+$(nandobj)u-boot.lds: $(LDSCRIPT)
+	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDPPFLAGS) -ansi -D__ASSEMBLY__ -P - <$^ >$@
+
 # create symbolic links for common files
 
 $(obj)start.S:
diff --git a/nand_spl/board/freescale/mx31pdk/Makefile b/nand_spl/board/freescale/mx31pdk/Makefile
index a9572ba..0e13d5d 100644
--- a/nand_spl/board/freescale/mx31pdk/Makefile
+++ b/nand_spl/board/freescale/mx31pdk/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/nand_spl/board/$(BOARDDIR)/config.mk
 
 LDSCRIPT= $(TOPDIR)/nand_spl/board/$(BOARDDIR)/u-boot.lds
-LDFLAGS	= -Bstatic -T $(LDSCRIPT) -Ttext $(TEXT_BASE) $(PLATFORM_LDFLAGS)
+LDFLAGS	= -Bstatic -T $(nandobj)u-boot.lds -Ttext $(TEXT_BASE) $(PLATFORM_LDFLAGS)
 AFLAGS	+= -DCONFIG_PRELOADER -DCONFIG_NAND_SPL
 CFLAGS	+= -DCONFIG_PRELOADER -DCONFIG_NAND_SPL
 
@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@
 $(nandobj)u-boot-spl.bin:	$(nandobj)u-boot-spl
 	$(OBJCOPY) ${OBJCFLAGS} -O binary $< $@
 
-$(nandobj)u-boot-spl:	$(OBJS)
+$(nandobj)u-boot-spl:	$(OBJS) $(nandobj)u-boot.lds
 	cd $(LNDIR) && $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(__OBJS) \
 		-Map $(nandobj)u-boot-spl.map \
 		-o $@
 
+$(nandobj)u-boot.lds: $(LDSCRIPT)
+	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDPPFLAGS) -ansi -D__ASSEMBLY__ -P - <$^ >$@
+
 #########################################################################
 
 $(obj)%.o:	$(SRCTREE)/cpu/arm1136/%.S