diff --git a/board/freescale/m5271evb/Makefile b/board/freescale/m5271evb/Makefile
index 424ab1c..ac860c1 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m5271evb/Makefile
+++ b/board/freescale/m5271evb/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o
 
 COBJS	= $(BOARD).o
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/board/freescale/m5271evb/u-boot.lds b/board/freescale/m5271evb/u-boot.lds
index ca41232..9878ec1 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m5271evb/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/freescale/m5271evb/u-boot.lds
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 OUTPUT_ARCH(m68k)
 /* Do we need any of these for elf?
    __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
-GROUP(libgcc.a)
+GROUP(libgcc.o)
 SECTIONS
 {
   /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */