diff --git a/cpu/mcf5445x/config.mk b/cpu/mcf5445x/config.mk
index 88433f2..67efa07 100644
--- a/cpu/mcf5445x/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/mcf5445x/config.mk
@@ -29,3 +29,9 @@
 else
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -m5407 -fPIC
 endif
+
+ifneq (,$(findstring -linux-,$(shell $(CC) --version)))
+ifneq (,$(findstring GOT,$(shell $(LD) --help)))
+PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += --got=single
+endif
+endif
diff --git a/cpu/mcf547x_8x/config.mk b/cpu/mcf547x_8x/config.mk
index e5f4385..567b281 100644
--- a/cpu/mcf547x_8x/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/mcf547x_8x/config.mk
@@ -29,3 +29,9 @@
 else
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -m5407 -fPIC
 endif
+
+ifneq (,$(findstring -linux-,$(shell $(CC) --version)))
+ifneq (,$(findstring GOT,$(shell $(LD) --help)))
+PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += --got=single
+endif
+endif