diff --git a/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/Makefile b/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/Makefile
index 346d328..a36f0c3 100644
--- a/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o
 
 SOBJS	= start.o
 COBJS	= cpu.o interrupts.o watchdog.o
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 SOBJS   := $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/arch/sh/cpu/sh3/Makefile b/arch/sh/cpu/sh3/Makefile
index 35e8f51..d51b07c 100644
--- a/arch/sh/cpu/sh3/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/cpu/sh3/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o
 
 SOBJS	= start.o
 COBJS	= cpu.o interrupts.o watchdog.o cache.o
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/arch/sh/cpu/sh4/Makefile b/arch/sh/cpu/sh4/Makefile
index 3c96a49..ba84de3 100644
--- a/arch/sh/cpu/sh4/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/cpu/sh4/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o
 
 SOBJS	= start.o
 COBJS	= cpu.o interrupts.o watchdog.o cache.o
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/arch/sh/lib/Makefile b/arch/sh/lib/Makefile
index f7c6479..7f60396 100644
--- a/arch/sh/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/lib/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).o
 
 SOBJS-y	+=
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
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