diff --git a/mk/target.mk b/mk/target.mk
index 463e0bc2e6adc1c7dfe5d74ab81bd2e9ca767be8..0c2d631f8a99b380631bdacaf568160f609a5996 100644
--- a/mk/target.mk
+++ b/mk/target.mk
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ SRC_HC_POST_OPTS += \
   done
 else
 SRC_HC_POST_OPTS += \
-  ld -r -x -o $@.tmp; $(MV) $@.tmp $@
+  ld -r -x -o $@.tmp $@; $(MV) $@.tmp $@
 endif
 endif