diff --git a/conf/Makefile.linux b/conf/Makefile.linux
index e7dd2cc227..736b3f1048 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.linux
+++ b/conf/Makefile.linux
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ elf: $(OBJDIR)/$(TARGET).elf
 
 # Link: create ELF output file from object files.
 .SECONDARY : $(OBJDIR)/$(TARGET).elf
-.PRECIOUS :   $(OBJ_C_LINUX) $(OBJ_CPP_LINUX)
+.PRECIOUS : $($(TARGET).objs)
 %.elf: $($(TARGET).objs)
 	@echo LD $@
 	$(Q)$(LD) -o $@ $($(TARGET).objs) $(LDFLAGS)