diff --git a/cpu/mc1322x/Makefile.mc1322x b/cpu/mc1322x/Makefile.mc1322x
index 884b0be82..64e0711e4 100644
--- a/cpu/mc1322x/Makefile.mc1322x
+++ b/cpu/mc1322x/Makefile.mc1322x
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ CFLAGSNO = -I. -I$(CONTIKI)/core -I$(CONTIKI_CPU) -I$(CONTIKI_CPU)/loader \
            -Werror $(ARCH_FLAGS) -g 
 
 CFLAGS  += $(CFLAGSNO) -Os -DRUN_AS_SYSTEM -DROM_RUN -fno-strict-aliasing  -fno-common -ffixed-r8 -msoft-float -DTEXT_BASE=$(TEXT_BASE) -fno-builtin-printf -fno-builtin-sprintf -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -MMD 
-LDFLAGS += -T $(LINKERSCRIPT) -nostartfiles -static -u_start -Wl,-Map=contiki-$(TARGET).map,-export-dynamic,-gc-sections
+LDFLAGS += -T $(LINKERSCRIPT) -nostartfiles -static -u_start -Wl,-Map=contiki-$(TARGET).map,-export-dynamic,--gc-sections
 AFLAGS := $(AFLAGS_DEBUG) -D__ASSEMBLY__ $(CPPFLAGS) -gstabs
 
 CDEPFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -D __MAKING_DEPS__