diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile.build b/tools/build/Makefile.build
index 60e65870eae1..ad69efdd4e85 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile.build
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile.build
@@ -70,11 +70,13 @@ quiet_cmd_gen = GEN     $@
 # If there's nothing to link, create empty $@ object.
 quiet_cmd_ld_multi = LD      $@
       cmd_ld_multi = $(if $(strip $(obj-y)),\
-                     $(LD) -r -o $@  $(filter $(obj-y),$^),rm -f $@; $(AR) rcs $@)
+                     printf "$(objprefix)%s " $(patsubst $(objprefix)%,%,$(filter $(obj-y),$^)) | \
+                     xargs $(LD) -r -o $@,rm -f $@; $(AR) rcs $@)
 
 quiet_cmd_host_ld_multi = HOSTLD  $@
       cmd_host_ld_multi = $(if $(strip $(obj-y)),\
-                          $(HOSTLD) -r -o $@  $(filter $(obj-y),$^),rm -f $@; $(HOSTAR) rcs $@)
+                          printf "$(objprefix)%s " $(patsubst $(objprefix)%,%,$(filter $(obj-y),$^)) | \
+                          xargs $(HOSTLD) -r -o $@,rm -f $@; $(HOSTAR) rcs $@)
 
 rust_common_cmd = \
 	$(RUSTC) $(rust_flags) \