diff --git a/lib/skin_parser/skin_parser.make b/lib/skin_parser/skin_parser.make
index c73fc6ef00..0be85f3e58 100644
--- a/lib/skin_parser/skin_parser.make
+++ b/lib/skin_parser/skin_parser.make
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SKINP_OBJ := $(call c2obj, $(SKINP_SRC))
 
 OTHER_SRC += $(SKINP_SRC)
 
-SKINLIB = $(BUILDDIR)/libskin_parser.a
+SKINLIB = $(BUILDDIR)/lib/libskin_parser.a
 
 INCLUDES += -I$(SKINP_DIR)
 
diff --git a/tools/root.make b/tools/root.make
index 0141a26b64..686b877491 100644
--- a/tools/root.make
+++ b/tools/root.make
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ $(LINKROM): $(ROMLDS)
 $(BUILDDIR)/rockbox.elf : $$(OBJ) $$(FIRMLIB) $$(VOICESPEEXLIB) $$(SKINLIB) $$(LINKRAM)
 	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -Os -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJ) \
 		-L$(BUILDDIR)/firmware -lfirmware \
+		-L$(BUILDDIR)/lib -lskin_parser \
 		-L$(BUILDDIR)/apps/codecs $(VOICESPEEXLIB:lib%.a=-l%) \
 		-lgcc $(BOOTBOXLDOPTS) \
 		-T$(LINKRAM) -Wl,-Map,$(BUILDDIR)/rockbox.map