diff --git a/arch/arm/src/Makefile b/arch/arm/src/Makefile
index 25694d8051..50c9232867 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/src/Makefile
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ else
 endif
 
 
-LDFLAGS += $(addprefix $(SCRIPT_OPT),$(call CONVERT_PATH,$(ARCHSCRIPT))) $(EXTRALINKCMDS)
+ARCHSCRIPT := $(call CONVERT_PATH,$(ARCHSCRIPT))
+LDFLAGS += $(addprefix $(SCRIPT_OPT),$(ARCHSCRIPT).tmp) $(EXTRALINKCMDS)
 LIBPATHS += $(LIBPATH_OPT) $(call CONVERT_PATH,$(TOPDIR)$(DELIM)staging)
 
 BOARDMAKE = $(if $(wildcard board$(DELIM)Makefile),y,)
@@ -165,7 +166,10 @@ define LINK_ALLSYMS
 	$(Q) $(call DELFILE, allsyms.tmp allsyms$(OBJEXT))
 endef
 
-nuttx$(EXEEXT): $(HEAD_OBJ) board$(DELIM)libboard$(LIBEXT) $(ARCHSCRIPT)
+$(addsuffix .tmp,$(ARCHSCRIPT)): $(ARCHSCRIPT)
+	$(call PREPROCESS, $(patsubst %.tmp,%,$@), $@)
+
+nuttx$(EXEEXT): $(HEAD_OBJ) board$(DELIM)libboard$(LIBEXT) $(addsuffix .tmp,$(ARCHSCRIPT))
 	$(Q) echo "LD: nuttx"
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_ALLSYMS),y)
 	$(Q) $(LD) --entry=__start $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBPATHS) $(EXTRA_LIBPATHS) \
@@ -184,6 +188,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_WINDOWS_NATIVE),y)
 	grep -v '\(compiled\)\|\(\$(OBJEXT)$$\)\|\( [aUw] \)\|\(\.\.ng$$\)\|\(LASH[RL]DI\)' | \
 	sort > $(TOPDIR)$(DELIM)System.map
 endif
+	$(Q) $(call DELFILE, $(addsuffix .tmp,$(ARCHSCRIPT)))
 
 # This is part of the top-level export target
 # Note that there may not be a head object if layout is handled
@@ -220,6 +225,7 @@ clean:
 ifeq ($(BOARDMAKE),y)
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board clean
 endif
+	$(call DELFILE, $(addsuffix .tmp,$(ARCHSCRIPT)))
 	$(call DELFILE, $(KBIN))
 	$(call DELFILE, $(BIN))
 ifneq ($(EXTRADELFILE),)
diff --git a/arch/risc-v/src/Makefile b/arch/risc-v/src/Makefile
index 457052203b..59729ef26b 100644
--- a/arch/risc-v/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/risc-v/src/Makefile
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ UOBJS = $(UAOBJS) $(UCOBJS)
 KBIN = libkarch$(LIBEXT)
 BIN  = libarch$(LIBEXT)
 
-LDFLAGS += $(addprefix -T,$(call CONVERT_PATH,$(ARCHSCRIPT))) $(EXTRALINKCMDS)
+ARCHSCRIPT := $(call CONVERT_PATH,$(ARCHSCRIPT))
+LDFLAGS += $(addprefix -T,$(ARCHSCRIPT).tmp) $(EXTRALINKCMDS)
 
 ifeq ($(LD),$(CC))
   LDSTARTGROUP ?= -Wl,--start-group
@@ -145,7 +146,10 @@ define LINK_ALLSYMS
 	$(Q) $(call DELFILE, allsyms.tmp allsyms$(OBJEXT))
 endef
 
-nuttx$(EXEEXT): $(HEAD_OBJ) board/libboard$(LIBEXT) $(ARCHSCRIPT)
+$(addsuffix .tmp,$(ARCHSCRIPT)): $(ARCHSCRIPT)
+	$(call PREPROCESS, $(patsubst %.tmp,%,$@), $@)
+
+nuttx$(EXEEXT): $(HEAD_OBJ) board/libboard$(LIBEXT) $(addsuffix .tmp,$(ARCHSCRIPT))
 	$(Q) echo "LD: nuttx"
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_ALLSYMS),y)
 	$(Q) $(LD) --entry=__start $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBPATHS) $(EXTRA_LIBPATHS) \
@@ -164,6 +168,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_WINDOWS_NATIVE),y)
 	grep -v '\(compiled\)\|\(\$(OBJEXT)$$\)\|\( [aUw] \)\|\(\.\.ng$$\)\|\(LASH[RL]DI\)' | \
 	sort > $(TOPDIR)/System.map
 endif
+	$(Q) $(call DELFILE, $(addsuffix .tmp,$(ARCHSCRIPT)))
 
 # This is part of the top-level export target
 # Note that there may not be a head object if layout is handled
@@ -200,6 +205,7 @@ clean:
 ifeq ($(BOARDMAKE),y)
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board clean
 endif
+	$(call DELFILE, $(addsuffix .tmp,$(ARCHSCRIPT)))
 	$(call DELFILE, $(KBIN))
 	$(call DELFILE, $(BIN))
 	$(call DELFILE, $(HEAD_OBJ))
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/src/Makefile
index b622c04662..2bcef5e032 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/Makefile
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ BIN  = libarch$(LIBEXT)
 
 # Override in Make.defs if linker is not 'ld'
 
-LDFLAGS += $(addprefix -T,$(call CONVERT_PATH,$(ARCHSCRIPT))) $(EXTRALINKCMDS)
+ARCHSCRIPT := $(call CONVERT_PATH,$(ARCHSCRIPT))
+LDFLAGS += $(addprefix -T,$(ARCHSCRIPT).tmp) $(EXTRALINKCMDS)
 
 ifeq ($(LD),$(CC))
   LDSTARTGROUP ?= -Wl,--start-group
@@ -142,7 +143,10 @@ define LINK_ALLSYMS
 	$(Q) $(call DELFILE, allsyms.tmp allsyms$(OBJEXT))
 endef
 
-nuttx$(EXEEXT): $(STARTUP_OBJS) board/libboard$(LIBEXT) $(ARCHSCRIPT)
+$(addsuffix .tmp,$(ARCHSCRIPT)): $(ARCHSCRIPT)
+	$(call PREPROCESS, $(patsubst %.tmp,%,$@), $@)
+
+nuttx$(EXEEXT): $(STARTUP_OBJS) board/libboard$(LIBEXT) $(addsuffix .tmp,$(ARCHSCRIPT))
 	$(Q) echo "LD: nuttx"
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_ALLSYMS),y)
 	$(Q) $(LD) --entry=__start $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBPATHS) $(EXTRA_LIBPATHS) \
@@ -161,6 +165,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_WINDOWS_NATIVE),y)
 	grep -v '\(compiled\)\|\(\$(OBJEXT)$$\)\|\( [aUw] \)\|\(\.\.ng$$\)\|\(LASH[RL]DI\)' | \
 	sort > $(TOPDIR)/System.map
 endif
+	$(Q) $(call DELFILE, $(addsuffix .tmp,$(ARCHSCRIPT)))
 
 # This is part of the top-level export target
 
@@ -193,6 +198,7 @@ clean:
 ifeq ($(BOARDMAKE),y)
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board clean
 endif
+	$(call DELFILE, $(addsuffix .tmp,$(ARCHSCRIPT)))
 	$(call DELFILE, $(KBIN))
 	$(call DELFILE, $(BIN))
 	$(call CLEAN)