diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index d5f925abe4d2..5f87d3709f9f 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ quiet_cmd_link_o_target = LD      $@
 cmd_link_o_target = $(if $(strip $(obj-y)),\
 		      $(LD) $(ld_flags) -r -o $@ $(filter $(obj-y), $^) \
 		      $(cmd_secanalysis),\
-		      rm -f $@; $(AR) rcs $@)
+		      rm -f $@; $(AR) rcsD $@)
 
 $(builtin-target): $(obj-y) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,link_o_target)
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ $(modorder-target): $(subdir-ym) FORCE
 #
 ifdef lib-target
 quiet_cmd_link_l_target = AR      $@
-cmd_link_l_target = rm -f $@; $(AR) rcs $@ $(lib-y)
+cmd_link_l_target = rm -f $@; $(AR) rcsD $@ $(lib-y)
 
 $(lib-target): $(lib-y) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,link_l_target)