diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index e5c1aa347554..77cce68c4d63 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -526,10 +526,8 @@ $($(subst $(obj)/,,$(@:.o=-objs)))    \
 $($(subst $(obj)/,,$(@:.o=-y)))       \
 $($(subst $(obj)/,,$(@:.o=-m)))), $^)
 
-cmd_link_multi-link = $(LD) $(ld_flags) -r -o $@ $(link_multi_deps) $(cmd_secanalysis)
-
 quiet_cmd_link_multi-m = LD [M]  $@
-cmd_link_multi-m = $(cmd_link_multi-link)
+cmd_link_multi-m = $(LD) $(ld_flags) -r -o $@ $(link_multi_deps) $(cmd_secanalysis)
 
 $(multi-used-m): FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,link_multi-m)