diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index 24d57b2..371ba96 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \