diff --git a/libc/crt.mk b/libc/crt.mk
index 410f229..6365332 100644
--- a/libc/crt.mk
+++ b/libc/crt.mk
@@ -31,18 +31,19 @@
 
 my_libc_crt_target_ldflags := $(libc_crt_target_ldflags_$(my_arch))
 
-
+# crtbrand.S -> crtbrand.o
 GEN := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbrand.o
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_CC := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CC)
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_CFLAGS := $(my_libc_crt_target_so_cflags)
-$(GEN): $(LOCAL_PATH)/bionic/crtbrand.c
+$(GEN): $(LOCAL_PATH)/arch-common/bionic/crtbrand.S
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CC) $(PRIVATE_CFLAGS) \
 		-MD -MF $(@:%.o=%.d) -o $@ -c $<
 	$(transform-d-to-p)
 -include $(GEN:%.o=%.P)
 
-
-GEN := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_so.o
+# crtbegin_so.c -> crtbegin_so1.o
+GEN := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_so1.o
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_CC := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CC)
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_CFLAGS := $(my_libc_crt_target_so_cflags)
 $(GEN): $(my_libc_crt_target_crtbegin_so_file)
@@ -52,7 +53,16 @@
 	$(transform-d-to-p)
 -include $(GEN:%.o=%.P)
 
+# crtbegin_so1.o + crtbrand.o -> crtbegin_so.o
+GEN := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_so.o
+$(GEN): PRIVATE_LD := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_LD)
+$(GEN): PRIVATE_LDFLAGS := $(my_libc_crt_target_ldflags)
+$(GEN): $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_so1.o \
+    $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbrand.o
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(hide) $(PRIVATE_LD) $(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) -r -o $@ $^
 
+# crtend_so.S -> crtend_so.o
 GEN := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtend_so.o
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_CC := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CC)
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_CFLAGS := $(my_libc_crt_target_so_cflags)
@@ -63,8 +73,7 @@
 	$(transform-d-to-p)
 -include $(GEN:%.o=%.P)
 
-
-# The following two are installed to device
+# crtbegin_so.o and crtend_so.o are installed to device
 GEN := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_so.o
 $(GEN): $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_so.o
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@) && cp -f $< $@
@@ -75,7 +84,7 @@
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@) && cp -f $< $@
 ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES += $(GEN)
 
-
+# crtbegin.c -> crtbegin_static1.o
 GEN := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_static1.o
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_CC := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CC)
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_CFLAGS := $(my_libc_crt_target_cflags)
@@ -86,7 +95,7 @@
 	$(transform-d-to-p)
 -include $(GEN:%.o=%.P)
 
-
+# crtbegin_static1.o + crtbrand.o -> crtbegin_static.o
 GEN := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_static.o
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_LD := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_LD)
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_LDFLAGS := $(my_libc_crt_target_ldflags)
@@ -95,7 +104,7 @@
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(hide) $(PRIVATE_LD) $(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) -r -o $@ $^
 
-
+# crtbegin.c -> crtbegin_dynamic1.o
 GEN := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_dynamic1.o
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_CC := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CC)
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_CFLAGS := $(my_libc_crt_target_cflags)
@@ -106,7 +115,7 @@
 	$(transform-d-to-p)
 -include $(GEN:%.o=%.P)
 
-
+# crtbegin_dynamic1.o + crtbrand.o -> crtbegin_dynamic.o
 GEN := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_dynamic.o
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_LD := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_LD)
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_LDFLAGS := $(my_libc_crt_target_ldflags)
@@ -115,7 +124,7 @@
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(hide) $(PRIVATE_LD) $(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) -r -o $@ $^
 
-
+# crtend.S -> crtend_android.o
 # We rename crtend.o to crtend_android.o to avoid a
 # name clash between gcc and bionic.
 GEN := $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtend_android.o