diff --git a/arch/um/scripts/Makefile.unmap b/arch/um/scripts/Makefile.unmap
index 802d027a1e13007a12dae1b0a1a329296853c0ce..b2165188d94219301225b6a4a1aaf1fb961cd3f5 100644
--- a/arch/um/scripts/Makefile.unmap
+++ b/arch/um/scripts/Makefile.unmap
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $(obj)/unmap.o: _c_flags = $(call unprofile,$(CFLAGS))
 
 quiet_cmd_wrapld = LD      $@
 define cmd_wrapld
-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -r -o $(obj)/unmap_tmp.o $< $(shell $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -print-file-name=libc.a); \
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -r -o $(obj)/unmap_tmp.o $< ; \
 	$(OBJCOPY) $(UML_OBJCOPYFLAGS) $(obj)/unmap_tmp.o $@ -G switcheroo
 endef