diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 97a14a8..395910f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
 HOSTCFLAGS := -g
 HOSTCXXFLAGS := -g
 
+PREPROCESS_ONLY := -E -P -x assembler-with-cpp -undef -I .
+
 DOXYGEN := doxygen
 DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIR := doxygen
 
diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index 92f2013..d444457 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@
 #######################################################################
 # reduce command line length by linking the objects of each
 # directory into an intermediate file
-ramstage-postprocess=$(foreach d,$(sort $(dir $(1))), \
+ramstage-postprocess=$(foreach d,$(sort $(dir $(filter-out %.ld,$(1)))), \
 	$(eval $(d)ramstage.o: $(call files-in-dir,$(d),$(filter-out %.ld,$(1))); $$(LD_ramstage) -o $$@ -r $$^ ) \
-	$(eval ramstage-objs:=$(d)ramstage.o $(filter-out $(call files-in-dir,$(d),$(1)),$(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)))))
+	$(eval ramstage-objs:=$(d)ramstage.o $(filter-out $(filter-out %.ld, $(call files-in-dir,$(d),$(1))),$(ramstage-objs))))
 
 romstage-generic-ccopts += -D__PRE_RAM__
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TRACE),y)
@@ -142,9 +142,10 @@
 # Add handler to copy linker scripts
 define generic-objs_ld_template_gen
 de$(EMPTY)fine $(1)-objs_ld_template
-$$(call src-to-obj,$1,$$(1).ld): $$(1).ld
+$$(call src-to-obj,$1,$$(1).ld): $$(1).ld $(obj)/config.h
 	@printf "    CP         $$$$(subst $$$$(obj)/,,$$$$(@))\n"
-	cp $$$$< $$$$@
+	$$(CC_$(1)) $$(CPPFLAGS_$(1)) $($(1)-ld-ccopts) $(PREPROCESS_ONLY) -include $(obj)/config.h $$$$< > $$$$@.tmp
+	mv $$$$@.tmp $$$$@
 en$(EMPTY)def
 endef
 
@@ -259,9 +260,6 @@
 	util/genbuild_h/genbuild_h.sh > $(obj)/build.ht
 	mv $(obj)/build.ht $(obj)/build.h
 
-$(obj)/ldoptions: $(obj)/config.h
-	awk '/^#define ([^"])* ([^"])*$$/ {gsub("\\r","",$$3); print "PROVIDE_HIDDEN(" $$2 " = " $$3 ");";}' $< > $@
-
 build-dirs:
 	mkdir -p $(objcbfs) $(objgenerated)
 
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc
index ffbc8413..cd6c4a4 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@
 bootblock-y += div0.c
 bootblock-y += clock.c
 
-$(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $(src)/arch/arm/bootblock.ld $(obj)/ldoptions $$(bootblock-objs) $$(VERSTAGE_LIB)
+bootblock-y += bootblock.ld
+
+$(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $(obj)/arch/arm/bootblock.bootblock.ld $$(bootblock-objs) $$(VERSTAGE_LIB)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(bootblock-objs) --end-group -T $(src)/arch/arm/bootblock.ld
+	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/arch/arm/bootblock.bootblock.ld --start-group $(bootblock-objs) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_ARM
 
@@ -73,9 +75,9 @@
 # verification stage
 ###############################################################################
 
-$(objcbfs)/verstage.debug: $$(verstage-objs) $(src)/arch/arm/verstage.ld $(obj)/ldoptions $$(VB2_LIB)
+$(objcbfs)/verstage.debug: $$(verstage-objs) $(obj)/arch/arm/verstage.verstage.ld $$(VB2_LIB)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_verstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(verstage-objs) --end-group -T $(src)/arch/arm/verstage.ld
+	$(LD_verstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/arch/arm/verstage.verstage.ld --start-group $(verstage-objs) --end-group
 
 verstage-y += div0.c
 verstage-y += eabi_compat.c
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@
 verstage-y += memmove.S
 verstage-y += stages.c
 
+verstage-y += verstage.ld
+
 ###############################################################################
 # romstage
 ###############################################################################
@@ -103,11 +107,13 @@
 rmodules_arm-y += memmove.S
 rmodules_arm-y += eabi_compat.c
 
+romstage-y += romstage.ld
+
 VBOOT_STUB_DEPS += $(obj)/arch/arm/eabi_compat.rmodules_arm.o
 
-$(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(src)/arch/arm/romstage.ld $(obj)/ldoptions
+$(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(obj)/arch/arm/romstage.romstage.ld
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(romstage-objs) --end-group -T $(src)/arch/arm/romstage.ld
+	$(LD_romstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/arch/arm/romstage.romstage.ld --start-group $(romstage-objs) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_ROMSTAGE_ARM
 
@@ -133,9 +139,11 @@
 rmodules_arm-y += eabi_compat.c
 ramstage-srcs += $(wildcard src/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/mainboard.c)
 
-$(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs) $(src)/arch/arm/ramstage.ld $(obj)/ldoptions
+ramstage-y += ramstage.ld
+
+$(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs) $(obj)/arch/arm/ramstage.ramstage.ld
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(ramstage-objs) --end-group -T $(src)/arch/arm/ramstage.ld
+	$(LD_ramstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/arch/arm/ramstage.ramstage.ld --start-group $(ramstage-objs) --end-group
 
 $(objgenerated)/ramstage.o: $(stages_o) $$(ramstage-objs)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/bootblock.ld b/src/arch/arm/bootblock.ld
index 23d66f1..091e3eb 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/bootblock.ld
+++ b/src/arch/arm/bootblock.ld
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 /* We use ELF as output format. So that we can debug the code in some form. */
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
-INCLUDE ldoptions
 
 PHDRS
 {
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
 }
 
 ENTRY(_start)
-TARGET(binary)
 SECTIONS
 {
 	. = CONFIG_BOOTBLOCK_BASE;
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/ramstage.ld b/src/arch/arm/ramstage.ld
index 5e0607d..7daa8cb 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/ramstage.ld
+++ b/src/arch/arm/ramstage.ld
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
  *  2005.12 yhlu add ramstage cross the vga font buffer handling
  */
 
-/* We use ELF as output format. So that we can debug the code in some form. */
-INCLUDE ldoptions
-
 ENTRY(stage_entry)
 
 PHDRS
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/romstage.ld b/src/arch/arm/romstage.ld
index 873b8e0..d107687 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/romstage.ld
+++ b/src/arch/arm/romstage.ld
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 /* We use ELF as output format. So that we can debug the code in some form. */
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
-INCLUDE ldoptions
 
 ENTRY(stage_entry)
 
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/verstage.ld b/src/arch/arm/verstage.ld
index f0e88e5..88d4bc8 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/verstage.ld
+++ b/src/arch/arm/verstage.ld
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 /* We use ELF as output format. So that we can debug the code in some form. */
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
-INCLUDE ldoptions
 
 PHDRS
 {
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
index c1f1112..a9fbde5 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
@@ -68,11 +68,13 @@
 bootblock-y += ../../lib/memcpy.c
 bootblock-y += ../../lib/memmove.c
 
+bootblock-y += bootblock.ld
+
 # Build the bootblock
 
-$(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $(src)/arch/arm64/bootblock.ld $(obj)/ldoptions $$(bootblock-objs) $(obj)/config.h
+$(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $(obj)/arch/arm64/bootblock.bootblock.ld $$(bootblock-objs) $(obj)/config.h
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(bootblock-objs) --end-group -T $(src)/arch/arm64/bootblock.ld
+	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(bootblock-objs) --end-group -T $(obj)/arch/arm64/bootblock.bootblock.ld
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_ARM64
 
@@ -94,6 +96,8 @@
 romstage-$(CONFIG_COLLECT_TIMESTAMPS) += timestamp.c
 romstage-y += transition.c transition_asm.S
 
+romstage-y += romstage.ld
+
 rmodules_arm64-y += ../../lib/memset.c
 rmodules_arm64-y += ../../lib/memcpy.c
 rmodules_arm64-y += ../../lib/memmove.c
@@ -102,9 +106,9 @@
 # Build the romstage
 VBOOT_STUB_DEPS += $(obj)/arch/arm/eabi_compat.rmodules_arm64.o
 
-$(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(src)/arch/arm64/romstage.ld $(obj)/ldoptions
+$(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(obj)/arch/arm64/romstage.romstage.ld
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(romstage-objs) --end-group -T $(src)/arch/arm64/romstage.ld
+	$(LD_romstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(romstage-objs) --end-group -T $(obj)/arch/arm64/romstage.romstage.ld
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_ROMSTAGE_ARM64
 
@@ -140,14 +144,15 @@
 secmon-$(CONFIG_ARCH_USE_SECURE_MONITOR) += ../../lib/memcpy.c
 
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_COLLECT_TIMESTAMPS) += timestamp.c
+ramstage-y += ramstage.ld
 
 ramstage-srcs += $(wildcard src/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/mainboard.c)
 
 # Build the ramstage
 
-$(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs) $(src)/arch/arm64/ramstage.ld $(obj)/ldoptions
+$(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs) $(obj)/arch/arm64/ramstage.ramstage.ld
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(ramstage-objs) --end-group -T $(src)/arch/arm64/ramstage.ld
+	$(LD_ramstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(ramstage-objs) --end-group -T $(obj)/arch/arm64/ramstage.ramstage.ld
 
 $(objgenerated)/ramstage.o: $(stages_o) $$(ramstage-objs)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/bootblock.ld b/src/arch/arm64/bootblock.ld
index 775111b..98c6454 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/bootblock.ld
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/bootblock.ld
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 /* We use ELF as output format. So that we can debug the code in some form. */
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf64-littleaarch64", "elf64-littleaarch64", "elf64-littleaarch64")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(aarch64)
-INCLUDE ldoptions
 
 PHDRS
 {
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/ramstage.ld b/src/arch/arm64/ramstage.ld
index d767778..7022e4f 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/ramstage.ld
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/ramstage.ld
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
  *  2005.12 yhlu add ramstage cross the vga font buffer handling
  */
 
-/* We use ELF as output format. So that we can debug the code in some form. */
-INCLUDE ldoptions
-
 ENTRY(stage_entry)
 
 PHDRS
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/romstage.ld b/src/arch/arm64/romstage.ld
index c56d5ad..fef2ac5 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/romstage.ld
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/romstage.ld
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 /* We use ELF as output format. So that we can debug the code in some form. */
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf64-littleaarch64", "elf64-littleaarch64", "elf64-littleaarch64")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(aarch64)
-INCLUDE ldoptions
 
 PHDRS
 {
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc
index 159d0e0..969a03d 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
 # prevent that.
 bootblock-S-ccopts += -undef
 
-$(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug:  $(src)/arch/mips/bootblock.ld $$(bootblock-objs) $(obj)/config.h $(obj)/ldoptions
+$(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug:  $(obj)/arch/mips/bootblock.bootblock.ld $$(bootblock-objs) $(obj)/config.h
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(src)/arch/mips/bootblock.ld --start-group $(bootblock-objs) --end-group
+	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/arch/mips/bootblock.bootblock.ld --start-group $(bootblock-objs) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_MIPS
 
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@
 romstage-y += ../../lib/memmove.c
 romstage-y += ../../lib/memset.c
 
-$(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(src)/arch/mips/romstage.ld $(obj)/ldoptions
+romstage-y += romstage.ld
+
+$(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(obj)/arch/mips/romstage.romstage.ld
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(src)/arch/mips/romstage.ld --start-group $(romstage-objs) --end-group
+	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/arch/mips/romstage.romstage.ld --start-group $(romstage-objs) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_ROMSTAGE_MIPS
 
@@ -93,8 +95,10 @@
 ramstage-y += ../../lib/memset.c
 ramstage-srcs += $(wildcard src/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/mainboard.c)
 
-$(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs) $(src)/arch/mips/ramstage.ld $(obj)/ldoptions
+ramstage-y += ramstage.ld
+
+$(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs) $(obj)/arch/mips/ramstage.ramstage.ld
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(src)/arch/mips/ramstage.ld --start-group $(ramstage-objs) --end-group
+	$(LD_ramstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/arch/mips/ramstage.ramstage.ld --start-group $(ramstage-objs) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_RAMSTAGE_MIPS
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/bootblock.ld b/src/arch/mips/bootblock.ld
index 8e1b1e3..3721f85 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/bootblock.ld
+++ b/src/arch/mips/bootblock.ld
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(mips)
-INCLUDE ldoptions
 
 ENTRY(_start)
 
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/ramstage.ld b/src/arch/mips/ramstage.ld
index cba90eb..4052444 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/ramstage.ld
+++ b/src/arch/mips/ramstage.ld
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(mips)
-INCLUDE ldoptions
 
 ENTRY(stage_entry)
 
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/romstage.ld b/src/arch/mips/romstage.ld
index f776bc8..8964285 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/romstage.ld
+++ b/src/arch/mips/romstage.ld
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(mips)
-INCLUDE ldoptions
 
 ENTRY(stage_entry)
 
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc
index 599c7af..643facf 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 ################################################################################
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_RISCV),y)
 
-bootblock-y += bootblock.ld
-
 bootblock-y = bootblock.S stages.c
 bootblock-y += boot.c
 bootblock-y += rom_media.c
@@ -40,11 +38,13 @@
 	$(top)/src/lib/memmove.c \
 	$(top)/src/lib/memset.c
 
-$(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $(src)/arch/riscv/bootblock.ld $(obj)/ldoptions $$(bootblock-objs)
+bootblock-y += bootblock.ld
+
+$(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $(obj)/arch/riscv/bootblock.bootblock.ld $$(bootblock-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(CC_bootblock) $(CFLAGS_bootblock) -nostartfiles -Wl,--gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) \
-		-T $(src)/arch/riscv/bootblock.ld -Wl,--start-group $(bootblock-objs) \
-		$(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME_bootblock) -Wl,--end-group
+	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) \
+		-T $(obj)/arch/riscv/bootblock.bootblock.ld --start-group $(bootblock-objs) \
+		$(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME_bootblock) --end-group
 
 endif
 
@@ -65,11 +65,13 @@
 
 romstage-$(CONFIG_COLLECT_TIMESTAMPS) += timestamp.c
 
+romstage-y += romstage.ld
+
 # Build the romstage
 
-$(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(src)/arch/riscv/romstage.ld $(obj)/ldoptions
+$(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(obj)/arch/riscv/romstage.romstage.ld
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(CC_romstage) $(CFLAGS_romstage) -nostdlib -Wl,--gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(src)/arch/riscv/romstage.ld -Wl,--start-group $(romstage-objs) -Wl,--end-group
+	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/arch/riscv/romstage.romstage.ld --start-group $(romstage-objs) --end-group
 
 romstage-c-ccopts += $(riscv_flags)
 romstage-S-ccopts += $(riscv_asm_flags)
@@ -101,13 +103,15 @@
 
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_COLLECT_TIMESTAMPS) += timestamp.c
 
+ramstage-y += ramstage.ld
+
 ramstage-srcs += src/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/mainboard.c
 
 # Build the ramstage
 
-$(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs) $(src)/arch/riscv/ramstage.ld $(obj)/ldoptions
+$(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs) $(obj)/arch/riscv/ramstage.ramstage.ld
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(CC_ramstage) $(CFLAGS_ramstage) -nostdlib -Wl,--gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -Wl,--start-group $(ramstage-objs) -Wl,--end-group -T $(src)/arch/riscv/ramstage.ld
+	$(LD_ramstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/arch/riscv/ramstage.ramstage.ld --start-group $(ramstage-objs) --end-group
 
 ramstage-c-ccopts += $(riscv_flags)
 ramstage-S-ccopts += $(riscv_asm_flags)
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/bootblock.ld b/src/arch/riscv/bootblock.ld
index 9f5f53b..e5cb851 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/bootblock.ld
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/bootblock.ld
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 /* We use ELF as output format. So that we can debug the code in some form. */
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf64-littleriscv", "elf64-littleriscv", "elf64-littleriscv")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(riscv)
-INCLUDE ldoptions
 
 PHDRS
 {
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
 }
 
 ENTRY(_start)
-TARGET(binary)
 SECTIONS
 {
 	. = CONFIG_BOOTBLOCK_BASE;
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/ramstage.ld b/src/arch/riscv/ramstage.ld
index 2e97a7e..21c9638 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/ramstage.ld
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/ramstage.ld
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
  *  2005.12 yhlu add ramstage cross the vga font buffer handling
  */
 
-/* We use ELF as output format. So that we can debug the code in some form. */
-INCLUDE ldoptions
-
 ENTRY(stage_entry)
 
 PHDRS
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/romstage.ld b/src/arch/riscv/romstage.ld
index 4cb0050..e49d1c1 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/romstage.ld
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/romstage.ld
@@ -20,14 +20,8 @@
  */
 
 /* We use ELF as output format. So that we can debug the code in some form. */
-/*
- INCLUDE ldoptions
- */
-
-/* We use ELF as output format. So that we can debug the code in some form. */
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf64-littleriscv", "elf64-littleriscv", "elf64-littleriscv")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(riscv)
-INCLUDE ldoptions
 
 PHDRS
 {
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
index e4af06d..065b7778 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@
 bootblock_romccflags := -mcpu=k7 -msse -O2 -D__PRE_RAM__ -D__BOOTBLOCK__
 endif
 
-$(objgenerated)/bootblock.ld: $(obj)/ldoptions $$(filter %.ld,$$(bootblock-srcs))
+$(objgenerated)/bootblock.ld: $(obj)/config.h $$(filter %.ld,$$(bootblock-srcs))
 	@printf "    GEN        $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	printf '$(foreach ldscript,$(^),INCLUDE "$(ldscript)"\n)' > $@
+	printf '$(foreach ldscript,$(^),#include "$(ldscript)"\n)' | $(CC_bootblock) $(PREPROCESS_ONLY) - > $@
 
 $(objgenerated)/bootblock_inc.S: $$(bootblock_inc)
 	@printf "    GEN        $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
@@ -212,18 +212,18 @@
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_romstage) --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) $(romstage-libs) $(COMPILER_RT_romstage) --end-group -T $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld
 
-$(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld: $(obj)/ldoptions $$(filter %.ld,$$(romstage-srcs))
+$(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld: $(obj)/config.h $$(filter %.ld,$$(romstage-srcs))
 	@printf "    GEN        $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
 	rm -f $@
 	printf "ROMSTAGE_BASE = 0x0;\n" > $@.tmp
-	printf '$(foreach ldscript,$(^),INCLUDE "$(ldscript)"\n)' >> $@.tmp
-	mv $@.tmp $@
+	printf '$(foreach ldscript,$(^),#include "$(ldscript)"\n)' >> $@.tmp
+	$(CC_romstage) $(PREPROCESS_ONLY) $@.tmp > $@
 
 $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld: $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld $(objcbfs)/base_xip.txt
 	@printf "    GEN        $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
 	rm -f $@
 	sed -e 's/^/ROMSTAGE_BASE = /g' -e 's/$$/;/g' $(objcbfs)/base_xip.txt > $@.tmp
-	sed -e '/ROMSTAGE_BASE/d' $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld >> $@.tmp
+	sed -e '/^ROMSTAGE_BASE/d' $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld >> $@.tmp
 	mv $@.tmp $@
 
 $(objcbfs)/base_xip.txt: $(obj)/coreboot.pre1 $(objcbfs)/romstage_null.bin
@@ -299,9 +299,11 @@
 
 else
 
-$(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $(objgenerated)/ramstage.o $(src)/arch/x86/ramstage.ld
+ramstage-srcs += $(src)/arch/x86/ramstage.ld
+
+$(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $(objgenerated)/ramstage.o $(obj)/arch/x86/ramstage.ramstage.ld
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) --gc-sections -o $@ -L$(obj) $< -T $(src)/arch/x86/ramstage.ld
+	$(LD_ramstage) --gc-sections -o $@ -L$(obj) $< -T $(obj)/arch/x86/ramstage.ramstage.ld
 
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/init/romstage.ld b/src/arch/x86/init/romstage.ld
index 95b9571..40ed354 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/init/romstage.ld
+++ b/src/arch/x86/init/romstage.ld
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
 
 	. = 0xffffff00;
 	.illegal_globals . : {
-		*(EXCLUDE_FILE (*/libagesa.*.a: */buildOpts.romstage.o */agesawrapper.romstage.o */vendorcode/amd/agesa/* */vendorcode/amd/cimx/*) .data)
-		*(EXCLUDE_FILE (*/libagesa.*.a: */buildOpts.romstage.o */agesawrapper.romstage.o */vendorcode/amd/agesa/* */vendorcode/amd/cimx/*) .data.*)
+		*(EXCLUDE_FILE ("*/libagesa.*.a:" "*/buildOpts.romstage.o" "*/agesawrapper.romstage.o" "*/vendorcode/amd/agesa/*" "*/vendorcode/amd/cimx/*") .data)
+		*(EXCLUDE_FILE ("*/libagesa.*.a:" "*/buildOpts.romstage.o" "*/agesawrapper.romstage.o" "*/vendorcode/amd/agesa/*" "*/vendorcode/amd/cimx/*") .data.*)
 		*(.bss)
 		*(.bss.*)
 		*(.sbss)
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/ramstage.ld b/src/arch/x86/ramstage.ld
index 9c43bd7..f765cbe 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/ramstage.ld
+++ b/src/arch/x86/ramstage.ld
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
  *  2005.12 yhlu add ramstage cross the vga font buffer handling
  */
 
-/* We use ELF as output format. So that we can debug the code in some form. */
-INCLUDE ldoptions
-
 ENTRY(_start)
 
 SECTIONS
diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc b/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc
index 3e1599f..517f00b 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.o: $$(smm-objs) $(COMPILER_RT_smm)
 	$(LD_smm) -nostdlib -r -o $@ $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_smm) --start-group $(smm-objs) $(COMPILER_RT_smm) --end-group
 
-$(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm_wrap: $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.o $(src)/cpu/x86/smm/$(SMM_LDSCRIPT) $(obj)/ldoptions
+$(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm_wrap: $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.o $(src)/cpu/x86/smm/$(SMM_LDSCRIPT)
 	$(LD_smm) $(SMM_LDFLAGS) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.elf -T $(src)/cpu/x86/smm/$(SMM_LDSCRIPT) $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.o
 	$(NM_smm) -n $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.elf | sort > $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.map
 	$(OBJCOPY_smm) -O binary $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.elf $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm
diff --git a/src/lib/Makefile.inc b/src/lib/Makefile.inc
index 5f149c9..7d02934 100644
--- a/src/lib/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/lib/Makefile.inc
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 # It will create the necessary Make rules to create a rmodule. The resulting
 # rmdoule is named $(1).rmod
 define rmodule_link
-$(strip $(1)): $(strip $(2)) $$(RMODULE_LDSCRIPT) $$(obj)/ldoptions $$(RMODTOOL)
+$(strip $(1)): $(strip $(2)) $$(RMODULE_LDSCRIPT) $$(RMODTOOL)
 	$$(LD_rmodules_$(4)) $$(RMODULE_LDFLAGS) --defsym=__heap_size=$(strip $(3)) -o $$@ --start-group $(strip $(2)) $$(COMPILER_RT_rmodules_$(4)) --end-group
 	$$(NM_rmodules_$(4)) -n $$@ > $$(basename $$@).map