1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 5eac45f91..cd5592b34 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -254,11 +254,28 @@ $(sort $(subdir-obj-y)): $(subdir-ym) ;
 #
 ifdef builtin-target
 quiet_cmd_link_o_target = LD      $@
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_PLATFORM_POSIX),y)
 # If the list of objects to link is empty, just create an empty built-in.o
 # -nostdlib is added to make "make LD=gcc ..." work (some people use that)
 cmd_link_o_target = $(if $(strip $(obj-y)),\
                 $(LD) -nostdlib $(ld_flags) -r -o $@ $(filter $(obj-y), $^),\
                 rm -f $@; $(AR) rcs $@)
+else
+# In default builds of busybox-w32 all builtin targets have either
+# zero or one object files.  In the latter case copy the object to
+# the target.  This avoids the need to use the linker:  the llvm
+# linker doesn't support the -r option.
+ifeq ($(words $(obj-y)),0)
+cmd_link_o_target = rm -f $@; $(AR) rcs $@
+else
+ifeq ($(words $(obj-y)),1)
+cmd_link_o_target = cp $(obj-y) $@
+else
+cmd_link_o_target = \
+                $(LD) -nostdlib $(ld_flags) -r -o $@ $(filter $(obj-y), $^))
+endif
+endif
+endif
 
 $(builtin-target): $(obj-y) FORCE
         $(call if_changed,link_o_target)