diff --git a/board/mpl/mip405/Makefile b/board/mpl/mip405/Makefile
index 21e3cda..042cd83 100644
--- a/board/mpl/mip405/Makefile
+++ b/board/mpl/mip405/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 $(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../common)
 endif
 
-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o
 
 COBJS	= $(BOARD).o ../common/flash.o cmd_mip405.o ../common/pci.o \
 			../common/usb_uhci.o ../common/common_util.o
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)