diff --git a/arch/arm/src/Makefile b/arch/arm/src/Makefile
index 3d4f30043b..9f019862a5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/src/Makefile
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 nuttx: $(HEAD_OBJ) board/libboard$(LIBEXT)
 	@echo "LD: nuttx"
 	@$(LD) --entry=__start $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBPATHS) -o $(NUTTX)$(EXEEXT) $(HEAD_OBJ) $(EXTRA_OBJS) \
-		--start-group $(LDLIBS) -lboard --end-group $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LIBGCC)
+		--start-group $(LDLIBS) -lboard $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LIBGCC) --end-group
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMFLASH),y)
 	@export flashloc=`$(OBJDUMP) --all-headers $(NUTTX)$(EXEEXT) | grep _eronly | cut -d' ' -f1`;  \
 	$(OBJCOPY) $(OBJCOPYARGS) --adjust-section-vma=.data=0x$$flashloc $(NUTTX)$(EXEEXT) $(NUTTX).flashimage
diff --git a/arch/avr/src/Makefile b/arch/avr/src/Makefile
index 6bcb8707b8..7034ef8f40 100644
--- a/arch/avr/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/avr/src/Makefile
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 nuttx: $(HEAD_OBJ) board/libboard$(LIBEXT)
 	@echo "LD: nuttx"
 	@$(LD) --entry=__start $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBPATHS) -o $(NUTTX)$(EXEEXT) $(HEAD_OBJ) $(EXTRA_OBJS) \
-		--start-group $(LDLIBS) -lboard --end-group $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LIBGCC)
+		--start-group $(LDLIBS) -lboard  $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LIBGCC) --end-group
 	@$(NM) $(NUTTX)$(EXEEXT) | \
 	grep -v '\(compiled\)\|\(\$(OBJEXT)$$\)\|\( [aUw] \)\|\(\.\.ng$$\)\|\(LASH[RL]DI\)' | \
 	sort > $(TOPDIR)/System.map
diff --git a/arch/hc/src/Makefile b/arch/hc/src/Makefile
index 63b8df643e..c8d98cf59d 100755
--- a/arch/hc/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/hc/src/Makefile
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 nuttx: $(HEAD_OBJ) board/libboard$(LIBEXT)
 	@echo "LD: nuttx"
 	@$(LD) --entry=__start $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBPATHS) -o $(NUTTX)$(EXEEXT) $(HEAD_OBJ) \
-		--start-group $(LDLIBS) -lboard --end-group $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LIBGCC)
+		--start-group $(LDLIBS) -lboard $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LIBGCC) --end-group
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMFLASH),y)
 	@export flashloc=`$(OBJDUMP) --all-headers $(NUTTX)$(EXEEXT) | grep _eronly | cut -d' ' -f1`;  \
 	$(OBJCOPY) $(OBJCOPYARGS) --adjust-section-vma=.data=0x$$flashloc $(NUTTX)$(EXEEXT) $(NUTTX).flashimage
diff --git a/arch/mips/src/Makefile b/arch/mips/src/Makefile
index 5c763da1e1..8d7b940c6f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/src/Makefile
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 nuttx: $(HEAD_OBJ) board/libboard$(LIBEXT)
 	@echo "LD: nuttx"
 	@$(LD) --entry=__start $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBPATHS) -o $(NUTTX)$(EXEEXT) $(HEAD_OBJ) $(EXTRA_OBJS) \
-		--start-group $(LDLIBS) -lboard --end-group $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LIBGCC)
+		--start-group $(LDLIBS) -lboard $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LIBGCC) --end-group
 	@$(NM) $(NUTTX)$(EXEEXT) | \
 	grep -v '\(compiled\)\|\(\$(OBJEXT)$$\)\|\( [aUw] \)\|\(\.\.ng$$\)\|\(LASH[RL]DI\)' | \
 	sort > $(TOPDIR)/System.map
diff --git a/arch/sh/src/Makefile b/arch/sh/src/Makefile
index 4a6f3eb9c3..1e260d83b9 100644
--- a/arch/sh/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/src/Makefile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 nuttx: $(HEAD_OBJ) board/libboard$(LIBEXT)
 	@echo "LD: nuttx"
 	@$(LD) --entry=__start $(LDFLAGS) $(LDPATHES) -L$(BOARDDIR) -o $(TOPDIR)/$@ $(HEAD_OBJ) \
-		--start-group $(LDLIBS) -lboard --end-group $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LIBGCC)
+		--start-group $(LDLIBS) -lboard $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LIBGCC) --end-group
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMFLASH),y)
 	@export flashloc=`$(OBJDUMP) --all-headers $(TOPDIR)/$@ | grep _eronly | cut -d' ' -f1`;  \
 	$(OBJCOPY) --adjust-section-vma=.data=0x$$flashloc $(TOPDIR)/$@ $(TOPDIR)/$@.flashimage
diff --git a/arch/sim/src/Makefile b/arch/sim/src/Makefile
index 8a228ec390..d74e1c005b 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sim/src/Makefile
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Cygwin-names.dat: nuttx-names.dat
 
 nuttx.rel : libarch$(LIBEXT) board/libboard$(LIBEXT) $(HOSTOS)-names.dat $(LINKOBJS)
 	@echo "LD:  nuttx.rel"
-	@$(LD) -r $(LDLINKFLAGS) $(LDPATHS) -o $@ $(REQUIREDOBJS) --start-group $(LDLIBS) --end-group $(EXTRA_LIBS)
+	@$(LD) -r $(LDLINKFLAGS) $(LDPATHS) -o $@ $(REQUIREDOBJS) --start-group $(LDLIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS) --end-group
 	@$(OBJCOPY) --redefine-syms=$(HOSTOS)-names.dat $@
 
 # Generate the final NuttX binary by linking the host-specific objects with the NuttX
diff --git a/arch/x86/src/Makefile b/arch/x86/src/Makefile
index 1221262965..c4077b5ccb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/src/Makefile
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 nuttx$(EXEEXT): $(HEAD_OBJ) board/libboard$(LIBEXT)
 	@echo "LD: nuttx$(EXEEXT)"
 	@$(LD) --entry=__start $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBPATHS) -o $(NUTTX)$(EXEEXT) $(HEAD_OBJ) $(EXTRA_OBJS) \
-		--start-group $(LDLIBS) -lboard --end-group $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LIBGCC)
+		--start-group $(LDLIBS) -lboard $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LIBGCC) --end-group
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMFLASH),y)
 	@export flashloc=`$(OBJDUMP) --all-headers $(NUTTX)$(EXEEXT) | grep _eronly | cut -d' ' -f1`;  \
 	$(OBJCOPY) $(OBJCOPYARGS) --adjust-section-vma=.data=0x$$flashloc $(NUTTX)$(EXEEXT) $(NUTTX).flashimage