diff --git a/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc
index 7a4409e..82ce8b3 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $$(bootblock-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) --end-group
+	$(LD_bootblock) $(LDFLAGS_bootblock) -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_ARM
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/verstage.debug: $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a $$(verstage-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_verstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(verstage-objs)) $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a --end-group
+	$(LD_verstage) $(LDFLAGS_verstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(verstage-objs)) $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a --end-group
 
 verstage-y += boot.c
 verstage-y += div0.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group
+	$(LD_romstage) $(LDFLAGS_romstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_ROMSTAGE_ARM
 
@@ -139,6 +139,6 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group
+	$(LD_ramstage) $(LDFLAGS_ramstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_RAMSTAGE_ARM
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
index a625c7a2..e1c84a9 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $$(bootblock-objs) $(obj)/config.h
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld
+	$(LD_bootblock) $(LDFLAGS_bootblock) -o $@ -L$(obj) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_ARM64
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/verstage.debug: $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a $$(verstage-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_verstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(verstage-objs)) $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld
+	$(LD_verstage) $(LDFLAGS_verstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(verstage-objs)) $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld
 
 verstage-y += boot.c
 verstage-y += div0.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld
+	$(LD_romstage) $(LDFLAGS_romstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_ROMSTAGE_ARM64
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -o $@ -L$(obj) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld
+	$(LD_ramstage) $(LDFLAGS_ramstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld
 
 # Build ARM Trusted Firmware (BL31)
 
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc
index e3aff0c..fab8a05 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $$(bootblock-objs) $(obj)/config.h
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) --end-group
+	$(LD_bootblock) $(LDFLAGS_bootblock) -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_MIPS
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group
+	$(LD_romstage) $(LDFLAGS_romstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_ROMSTAGE_MIPS
 
@@ -94,6 +94,6 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group
+	$(LD_ramstage) $(LDFLAGS_ramstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_RAMSTAGE_MIPS
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc
index 0f3eb0f..5233faa 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $$(bootblock-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) \
+	$(LD_bootblock) $(LDFLAGS_bootblock) -o $@ -L$(obj) \
 		-T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) \
 		$(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME_bootblock) --end-group $(COMPILER_RT_bootblock)
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group $(COMPILER_RT_romstage)
+	$(LD_romstage) $(LDFLAGS_romstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group $(COMPILER_RT_romstage)
 
 romstage-c-ccopts += $(riscv_flags)
 romstage-S-ccopts += $(riscv_asm_flags)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group $(COMPILER_RT_ramstage)
+	$(LD_ramstage) $(LDFLAGS_ramstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group $(COMPILER_RT_ramstage)
 
 ramstage-c-ccopts += $(riscv_flags)
 ramstage-S-ccopts += $(riscv_asm_flags)
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
index 788d7c7..3d1d214 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage_null.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld $$(romstage-libs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_romstage) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) $(romstage-libs) --no-whole-archive $(COMPILER_RT_romstage) --end-group -T $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld --oformat $(romstage-oformat)
+	$(LD_romstage) $(LDFLAGS_romstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_romstage) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) $(romstage-libs) --no-whole-archive $(COMPILER_RT_romstage) --end-group -T $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld --oformat $(romstage-oformat)
 	LANG=C LC_ALL= $(OBJCOPY_romstage) --only-section .illegal_globals $(@) $(objcbfs)/romstage_null.offenders 2>&1 | \
 	grep -v "Empty loadable segment detected" && \
 	$(NM_romstage) $(objcbfs)/romstage_null.offenders | grep -q ""; if [ $$? -eq 0 ]; then \
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld $$(romstage-libs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_romstage) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) $(romstage-libs) --no-whole-archive $(COMPILER_RT_romstage) --end-group -T $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld --oformat $(romstage-oformat)
+	$(LD_romstage) $(LDFLAGS_romstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_romstage) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) $(romstage-libs) --no-whole-archive $(COMPILER_RT_romstage) --end-group -T $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld --oformat $(romstage-oformat)
 
 $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld: $(obj)/arch/x86/memlayout.romstage.ld
 	@printf "    GEN        $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
 
 $(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $(objgenerated)/ramstage.o $(obj)/arch/x86/memlayout.ramstage.ld
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) $(CPPFLAGS) --gc-sections -o $@ -L$(obj) $< -T $(obj)/arch/x86/memlayout.ramstage.ld
+	$(LD_ramstage) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_ramstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) $< -T $(obj)/arch/x86/memlayout.ramstage.ld
 
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc b/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc
index 239689e..7b4ad59 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 else # CONFIG_SMM_TSEG
 
 $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm: $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.o $(src)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.ld
-	$(LD_smm) -nostdlib -nostartfiles --gc-sections -static -o $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.elf -T $(src)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.ld $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.o
+	$(LD_smm) $(LDFLAGS_smm) -o $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.elf -T $(src)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.ld $(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 $@
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Makefile.inc b/src/lib/Makefile.inc
index d8cd1d8..a89f7d4 100644
--- a/src/lib/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/lib/Makefile.inc
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 ramstage-y += rmodule.c
 romstage-$(CONFIG_RELOCATABLE_RAMSTAGE) += rmodule.c
 
-RMODULE_LDFLAGS  := -nostartfiles --gc-sections --emit-relocs -z defs -Bsymbolic
+RMODULE_LDFLAGS  := -z defs -Bsymbolic
 
 # rmodule_link_rules is a function that should be called with:
 # (1) the object name to link
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 # rmdoule is named $(1).rmod
 define rmodule_link
 $(strip $(1)): $(strip $(2)) $$(COMPILER_RT_rmodules_$(4)) $(obj)/lib/rmodule.rmodules_$(4).ld | $$(RMODTOOL)
-	$$(LD_rmodules_$(4)) $(RMODULE_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/lib/rmodule.rmodules_$(4).ld --defsym=__heap_size=$(strip $(3)) -o $$@ --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(2)) --end-group
+	$$(LD_rmodules_$(4)) $$(LDFLAGS_rmodules_$(4)) $(RMODULE_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/lib/rmodule.rmodules_$(4).ld --defsym=__heap_size=$(strip $(3)) -o $$@ --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(2)) --end-group
 	$$(NM_rmodules_$(4)) -n $$@ > $$(basename $$@).map
 
 $(strip $(1)).rmod: $(strip $(1))