diff --git a/board/freescale/m53017evb/Makefile b/board/freescale/m53017evb/Makefile
index 981763d..c454d76 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m53017evb/Makefile
+++ b/board/freescale/m53017evb/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/m53017evb/u-boot.lds b/board/freescale/m53017evb/u-boot.lds
index 6577299..2e002ad 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m53017evb/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/freescale/m53017evb/u-boot.lds
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
     /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
 
     arch/m68k/cpu/mcf532x/start.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf532x/libmcf532x.a	(.text)
-    arch/m68k/lib/libm68k.a		(.text)
+    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf532x/libmcf532x.o	(.text)
+    arch/m68k/lib/libm68k.o		(.text)
     common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
     lib/zlib.o		(.text)