diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f405b25..0167a6c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ u-boot-main := $(libs-y)
 # Add GCC lib
 ifdef USE_PRIVATE_LIBGCC
 ifeq ("$(USE_PRIVATE_LIBGCC)", "yes")
-PLATFORM_LIBGCC = $(OBJTREE)/arch/$(ARCH)/lib/lib.a
+PLATFORM_LIBGCC = arch/$(ARCH)/lib/lib.a
 else
 PLATFORM_LIBGCC = -L $(USE_PRIVATE_LIBGCC) -lgcc
 endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/config.mk b/arch/arm/config.mk
index 17b7408..1db80be 100644
--- a/arch/arm/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/config.mk
@@ -67,13 +67,8 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring -mabi=aapcs-linux,$(PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS)))
 # times. Also, the prefix needs to be different based on whether
 # CONFIG_SPL_BUILD is defined or not. 'filter-out' the existing entry
 # before adding the correct one.
-ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-PLATFORM_LIBS := $(SPLTREE)/arch/arm/lib/eabi_compat.o \
-	$(filter-out %/arch/arm/lib/eabi_compat.o, $(PLATFORM_LIBS))
-else
-PLATFORM_LIBS := $(OBJTREE)/arch/arm/lib/eabi_compat.o \
-	$(filter-out %/arch/arm/lib/eabi_compat.o, $(PLATFORM_LIBS))
-endif
+PLATFORM_LIBS := arch/arm/lib/eabi_compat.o \
+	$(filter-out arch/arm/lib/eabi_compat.o, $(PLATFORM_LIBS))
 endif
 
 # needed for relocation
diff --git a/spl/Makefile b/spl/Makefile
index 346d0aa..57bd43b 100644
--- a/spl/Makefile
+++ b/spl/Makefile
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ libs-y := $(patsubst %/, %/built-in.o, $(libs-y))
 
 # Add GCC lib
 ifeq ("$(USE_PRIVATE_LIBGCC)", "yes")
-PLATFORM_LIBGCC = $(SPLTREE)/arch/$(ARCH)/lib/lib.a
+PLATFORM_LIBGCC = arch/$(ARCH)/lib/lib.a
 PLATFORM_LIBS := $(filter-out %/lib.a, $(filter-out -lgcc, $(PLATFORM_LIBS))) $(PLATFORM_LIBGCC)
 endif