diff --git a/firmware/firmware.make b/firmware/firmware.make
index 3d79837871..6c01250bde 100644
--- a/firmware/firmware.make
+++ b/firmware/firmware.make
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/sysfont.o: $(SYSFONT) $(BUILDDIR)/sysfont.h
 SVNVERSION:=$(shell VERSION='$(VERSION)' $(TOOLSDIR)/version.sh $(ROOTDIR))
 OLDSVNVERSION:=$(shell grep 'RBVERSION' $(BUILDDIR)/rbversion.h 2>/dev/null|cut -d '"' -f 2 || echo "NOREVISION")
 
+CORE_LIBS:=$(FIRMLIB)
+
 ifneq ($(SVNVERSION),$(OLDSVNVERSION))
 .PHONY: $(BUILDDIR)/rbversion.h
 endif
diff --git a/tools/root.make b/tools/root.make
index 0075ed2137..ecab921c87 100644
--- a/tools/root.make
+++ b/tools/root.make
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ $(LINKROM): $(ROMLDS)
 # Having the latter first caused crashes on (at least) mini2g.
 $(BUILDDIR)/rockbox.elf : $$(OBJ) $(FIRMLIB) $(VOICESPEEXLIB) $(CORE_LIBS) $$(LINKRAM)
 	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -Os -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJ) \
-		-L$(BUILDDIR)/firmware -lfirmware \
+		-L$(BUILDDIR)/firmware \
 		-L$(RBCODEC_BLD)/codecs $(call a2lnk, $(VOICESPEEXLIB)) \
 		-L$(BUILDDIR)/lib $(call a2lnk, $(CORE_LIBS)) \
 		-lgcc $(CORE_LDOPTS) -T$(LINKRAM) \
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/rockbox.elf : $$(OBJ) $(FIRMLIB) $(VOICESPEEXLIB) $(CORE_LIBS) $$(LI
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/rombox.elf : $$(OBJ) $(FIRMLIB) $(VOICESPEEXLIB) $(CORE_LIBS) $$(LINKROM)
 	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -Os -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJ) \
-		-L$(BUILDDIR)/firmware -lfirmware \
+		-L$(BUILDDIR)/firmware \
 		-L$(RBCODEC_BLD)/codecs $(call a2lnk, $(VOICESPEEXLIB)) \
 		-L$(BUILDDIR)/lib $(call a2lnk, $(CORE_LIBS)) \
 		-lgcc $(CORE_LDOPTS) -T$(LINKROM) \