diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/armada100/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/armada100/Makefile
index 76bd06da31f4c4ff762a929f56dd38e64acaefde..d30d608640c1f316fe6622a1bb9a4a339bfb5bc7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/armada100/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/armada100/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS-y))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)
 
 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/pantheon/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/pantheon/Makefile
index ab94985bab4621afce4356bb3389a500390f4ac2..8f962b03a9345c4d254d6e1c96cb78ef1caf49ec 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/pantheon/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/pantheon/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS-y))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)
 
 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/tegra2/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/tegra2/Makefile
index f673f036f97fa385a12a62253cbedf2fca215f5f..f0dc2ffa83b36b42bc64afdd53e045265fce45bf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/tegra2/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/tegra2/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS) $(SOBJS))
 all:	 $(obj).depend $(LIB)
 
 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/board/Marvell/aspenite/Makefile b/board/Marvell/aspenite/Makefile
index 4a807be4160bd997b6e19c4b5755cb51eaf7dc08..6d771ed8d7f01ac696f9478b347bf81e74496b38 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/aspenite/Makefile
+++ b/board/Marvell/aspenite/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/board/Marvell/dkb/Makefile b/board/Marvell/dkb/Makefile
index ddb799d613d3bc6b290b179b24ba8df4edc0432f..754c889ae31a13b2cdf75e3d117702c2bcf87ce3 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/dkb/Makefile
+++ b/board/Marvell/dkb/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/board/Marvell/gplugd/Makefile b/board/Marvell/gplugd/Makefile
index 3ce4f81f6698c69cfc19c5948c13b43b40a04c4e..40188c668fe2c2a7c33983f5a033411a00c503f0 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/gplugd/Makefile
+++ b/board/Marvell/gplugd/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/board/cm_t35/Makefile b/board/cm_t35/Makefile
index d08c024e6ac627e32cbd58d62c1cbb94917cbdb8..27693f07ac1dc40893aaeb7115189db685d4a560 100644
--- a/board/cm_t35/Makefile
+++ b/board/cm_t35/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/board/davinci/ea20/Makefile b/board/davinci/ea20/Makefile
index 1725f2b5b872bf07f660a429c9895f15239a20d5..265f8b218e9c62dd84ea0235caeee4c6c404d751 100644
--- a/board/davinci/ea20/Makefile
+++ b/board/davinci/ea20/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 # This is for $(obj).depend target
diff --git a/board/freescale/p1023rds/Makefile b/board/freescale/p1023rds/Makefile
index f62583c7e9ed4d28d9455aaff8d701dbeb11fa54..08d6d667d2e8542c22172d1c1400eb8c2a34e83a 100644
--- a/board/freescale/p1023rds/Makefile
+++ b/board/freescale/p1023rds/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS-y))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/board/matrix_vision/mergerbox/Makefile b/board/matrix_vision/mergerbox/Makefile
index 9cd2f1aff6c2da22589c0e185d6b5642b40f7360..3836b1b0a26831c93ee10d194cba3b70c6f4a6cf 100644
--- a/board/matrix_vision/mergerbox/Makefile
+++ b/board/matrix_vision/mergerbox/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/board/nvidia/harmony/Makefile b/board/nvidia/harmony/Makefile
index 0319166df2574770d5910386f4bb4b1bce2e0452..f6599ded803ef24283424564438811a0d2cb4e58 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/harmony/Makefile
+++ b/board/nvidia/harmony/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/board/nvidia/seaboard/Makefile b/board/nvidia/seaboard/Makefile
index 0319166df2574770d5910386f4bb4b1bce2e0452..f6599ded803ef24283424564438811a0d2cb4e58 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/seaboard/Makefile
+++ b/board/nvidia/seaboard/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/board/samsung/origen/Makefile b/board/samsung/origen/Makefile
index f5c65073374fb7edacbc172f8ee3d2e493e7c7b9..bb6eaf6fa488f28954e604507467b4931608986b 100644
--- a/board/samsung/origen/Makefile
+++ b/board/samsung/origen/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ endif
 all:	$(ALL)
 
 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
 ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 tools/mk$(BOARD)spl.exe:	tools/mkv310_image.c
diff --git a/board/samsung/smdkv310/Makefile b/board/samsung/smdkv310/Makefile
index 8e9b703e3afd8124dafc483c023e4cad3c12541e..d168abd11deb6180e638dcf13d2632be4cb30536 100644
--- a/board/samsung/smdkv310/Makefile
+++ b/board/samsung/smdkv310/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS) $(SOBJS))
 all:	 $(obj).depend $(LIB)
 
 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/board/sandbox/sandbox/Makefile b/board/sandbox/sandbox/Makefile
index 6366a074451552000293ddf7ff4a46b4aaa32fe0..0de449777f4349c60f0030a9a6a21692c5b03f4d 100644
--- a/board/sandbox/sandbox/Makefile
+++ b/board/sandbox/sandbox/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/board/shmin/Makefile b/board/shmin/Makefile
index 33fd9c7b9e561cf15362dadc77d898d6333fb1fe..666b33c832f9395a2c796b6dcb5a9453cfa3e544 100644
--- a/board/shmin/Makefile
+++ b/board/shmin/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(OBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
 
 #########################################################################