diff --git a/scripts/functions b/scripts/functions
index 4e236669..ae582b22 100644
--- a/scripts/functions
+++ b/scripts/functions
@@ -971,13 +971,13 @@ CT_DoBuildTargetTuple() {
             target_endian_eb=eb
             target_endian_el=
             CT_ARCH_ENDIAN_CFLAG="-mbig-endian"
-            CT_ARCH_ENDIAN_LDFLAG="-EB"
+            CT_ARCH_ENDIAN_LDFLAG="-Wl,-EB"
             ;;
         little)
             target_endian_eb=
             target_endian_el=el
             CT_ARCH_ENDIAN_CFLAG="-mlittle-endian"
-            CT_ARCH_ENDIAN_LDFLAG="-EL"
+            CT_ARCH_ENDIAN_LDFLAG="-Wl,-EL"
             ;;
     esac