diff --git a/ports/powerpc/Makefile b/ports/powerpc/Makefile
index 7aa4f1449c..2e4dd0fd02 100644
--- a/ports/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/ports/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ $(BUILD)/_frozen_mpy.c: frozentest.mpy $(BUILD)/genhdr/qstrdefs.generated.h
 
 $(BUILD)/firmware.elf: $(OBJ) powerpc.lds
 	$(ECHO) "LINK $@"
-	$(Q)$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
+	$(Q)$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJ) $(LIBS)
 	$(Q)$(SIZE) $@
 
 $(BUILD)/firmware.bin: $(BUILD)/firmware.elf