diff --git a/mk/genlink-config.mk b/mk/genlink-config.mk
index d7ad804f..da3ca2c2 100644
--- a/mk/genlink-config.mk
+++ b/mk/genlink-config.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ifeq ($(DEVICE),)
 $(warning no DEVICE specified for linker script generator)
 endif
 
-LDSCRIPT	= $(DEVICE).ld
+LDSCRIPT	= generated.$(DEVICE).ld
 DEVICES_DATA = $(OPENCM3_DIR)/ld/devices.data
 
 genlink_family		:=$(shell awk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -v MODE="FAMILY" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(DEVICES_DATA) 2>/dev/null)
diff --git a/mk/genlink-rules.mk b/mk/genlink-rules.mk
index 6913d7e8..efd0f68c 100644
--- a/mk/genlink-rules.mk
+++ b/mk/genlink-rules.mk
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
 ##
 
 $(LDSCRIPT):$(OPENCM3_DIR)/ld/linker.ld.S
-	@printf "  GENLNK  $@\n"
-	$(Q)$(CPP) $(ARCH_FLAGS) $(shell awk -v PAT="$(basename $@)" -v MODE="DEFS" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(OPENCM3_DIR)/ld/devices.data 2>/dev/null) -P -E $< > $@
+	@printf "  GENLNK  $(DEVICE)\n"
+	$(Q)$(CPP) $(ARCH_FLAGS) $(shell awk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -v MODE="DEFS" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(OPENCM3_DIR)/ld/devices.data 2>/dev/null) -P -E $< > $@