diff --git a/util/arch/Makefile b/util/arch/Makefile
index b670a43a0..ad13e7d4c 100644
--- a/util/arch/Makefile
+++ b/util/arch/Makefile
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ LIBS =	$(LIB)/libobject.a $(LIB)/libprint.a \
 	$(LIB)/libstring.a $(LIB)/libsystem.a
 
 CFLAGS=-O -I$(EMH)
+LDFLAGS = -i
 
 all:            arch aal
 
 arch:		arch.o
-		$(CC) -n -o arch arch.o $(LIBS)
+		$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o arch arch.o $(LIBS)
 
 aal:		aal.o
-		$(CC) -i -o aal aal.o $(LIBS)
+		$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o aal aal.o $(LIBS)
 
 arch.o:         $(EMH)/arch.h archiver.c
 		$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c archiver.c
diff --git a/util/misc/Makefile b/util/misc/Makefile
index 063d44a28..ad29cc667 100644
--- a/util/misc/Makefile
+++ b/util/misc/Makefile
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@ HFILES=$h/em_mnem.h $h/em_spec.h $h/em_pseu.h $h/em_flag.h $h/em_ptyp.h  \
 	$h/em_mes.h $(mh)/em.h $(mh)/em_comp.h
 
 CFLAGS=-O -I$(mh) -I$h
+LDFLAGS = -i
 
 all:            $(DEC_PATH) $(ENC_PATH)
 
 $(DEC_PATH):    decode.o $(DATA_PATH)
-		cc -n -o $(DEC_PATH) decode.o $(DECLIBS) $(DATA_PATH)
+		cc $(LDFLAGS) -o $(DEC_PATH) decode.o $(DECLIBS) $(DATA_PATH)
 
 $(ENC_PATH):    encode.o $(DATA_PATH)
-		cc -n -o $(ENC_PATH) encode.o $(ENCLIBS) $(DATA_PATH)
+		cc $(LDFLAGS) -o $(ENC_PATH) encode.o $(ENCLIBS) $(DATA_PATH)
 
 convert.o:	$(HFILES)