diff --git a/arch/8051/src/Makefile b/arch/8051/src/Makefile
index 54a3ce79bca..29204b1ee5b 100644
--- a/arch/8051/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/8051/src/Makefile
@@ -148,9 +148,7 @@ up_mem.h: pass1.mem
 # Combine all objects in this directory into a library
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): up_mem.h $(OBJS)
-	@( for obj in $(OBJS) ; do \
-		$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $${obj}); \
-	done ; )
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
 
 # This is a kludge to work around some conflicting symbols in libsdcc.liXqueb
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/Makefile b/arch/arm/src/Makefile
index 8505ec2be02..1f470a25d7b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/src/Makefile
@@ -119,9 +119,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(Q) ( for obj in $(OBJS) ; do \
-	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $${obj}); \
-	done ; )
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
diff --git a/arch/avr/src/Makefile b/arch/avr/src/Makefile
index 5504c71aa9f..866d06e6fab 100644
--- a/arch/avr/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/avr/src/Makefile
@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(Q) ( for obj in $(OBJS) ; do \
-		$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $${obj}); \
-	done ; )
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
diff --git a/arch/hc/src/Makefile b/arch/hc/src/Makefile
index b69f366a03c..c6197f47cde 100644
--- a/arch/hc/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/hc/src/Makefile
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(Q) ( for obj in $(OBJS) ; do \
-		$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $${obj}); \
-	done ; )
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
diff --git a/arch/mips/src/Makefile b/arch/mips/src/Makefile
index 32e760b0f7b..27c67803605 100644
--- a/arch/mips/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/src/Makefile
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(Q) ( for obj in $(OBJS) ; do \
-		$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $${obj}); \
-	done ; )
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
diff --git a/arch/rgmp/src/Makefile b/arch/rgmp/src/Makefile
index 3989ab102cc..e1bfb84c1bb 100644
--- a/arch/rgmp/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/rgmp/src/Makefile
@@ -68,10 +68,9 @@ $(COBJS) $(LINKOBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 # The architecture-specific library
+
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	@( for obj in $(OBJS) ; do \
-		$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $${obj}); \
-	done ; )
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
 
 # Generate the final NuttX binary by linking the host-specific objects with the NuttX
 # specific objects (with munged names)
diff --git a/arch/sh/src/Makefile b/arch/sh/src/Makefile
index 164b1fee428..6e6ee5d6403 100644
--- a/arch/sh/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/src/Makefile
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(Q) ( for obj in $(OBJS) ; do \
-		$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $${obj}); \
-	done ; )
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
diff --git a/arch/sim/src/Makefile b/arch/sim/src/Makefile
index 3719465b37b..8cccd0799fd 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sim/src/Makefile
@@ -155,9 +155,7 @@ $(HOSTOBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 # The architecture-specific library
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(NUTTXOBJS)
-	$(Q) ( for obj in $(NUTTXOBJS) ; do \
-		$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $${obj}); \
-	done ; )
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(NUTTXOBJS)")
 
 # The "board"-specific library. Of course, there really are no boards in
 # the simulation.  However, this is a good place to keep parts of the simulation
diff --git a/arch/x86/src/Makefile b/arch/x86/src/Makefile
index 56ba0b257a7..11bd3091dd6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/src/Makefile
@@ -117,9 +117,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(Q) ( for obj in $(OBJS) ; do \
-		$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $${obj}); \
-	done ; )
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
diff --git a/arch/z16/src/Makefile b/arch/z16/src/Makefile
index 3da8c2d6768..9223a0464e0 100644
--- a/arch/z16/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/z16/src/Makefile
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	@( for obj in $(OBJS) ; do \
-		$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $${obj}); \
-	done ; )
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	@$(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
diff --git a/arch/z80/src/Makefile.sdcc b/arch/z80/src/Makefile.sdcc
index 32169d44207..815c52a716a 100644
--- a/arch/z80/src/Makefile.sdcc
+++ b/arch/z80/src/Makefile.sdcc
@@ -134,9 +134,7 @@ endif
 # Combine all objects in this directory into a library
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): up_mem.h asm_mem.h $(OBJS)
-	@( for obj in $(OBJS) ; do \
-		$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $${obj}); \
-	done ; )
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
 
 # This builds the libboard library in the board/ subdirectory 
 
diff --git a/arch/z80/src/Makefile.zdsii b/arch/z80/src/Makefile.zdsii
index e749bddd323..031d4fe3da7 100644
--- a/arch/z80/src/Makefile.zdsii
+++ b/arch/z80/src/Makefile.zdsii
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	@( for obj in $(OBJS) ; do \
-		$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $${obj}); \
-	done ; )
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	@$(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)