diff --git a/board/actux3/Makefile b/board/actux3/Makefile
index 2cd6d84..97317fb 100644
--- a/board/actux3/Makefile
+++ b/board/actux3/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o
 
 COBJS	:= actux3.o
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/board/actux3/config.mk b/board/actux3/config.mk
index dd1d8d3..88634f7 100644
--- a/board/actux3/config.mk
+++ b/board/actux3/config.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE = 0x00e00000
 
 # include NPE ethernet driver
-BOARDLIBS = arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/libnpe.a
+BOARDLIBS = arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/libnpe.o
 
 LDSCRIPT := $(SRCTREE)/board/$(BOARDDIR)/u-boot.lds