diff --git a/arch/sh/Makefile b/arch/sh/Makefile
index 68348e7..b941dc9 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/Makefile
@@ -100,13 +100,17 @@
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
-LDFLAGS_vmlinux		+= --defsym 'jiffies=jiffies_64'
+ld-bfd			:= elf32-$(UTS_MACHINE)-linux
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux		+= --defsym 'jiffies=jiffies_64' --oformat $(ld-bfd)
 LDFLAGS			+= -EL
 else
-LDFLAGS_vmlinux		+= --defsym 'jiffies=jiffies_64+4'
+ld-bfd			:= elf32-$(UTS_MACHINE)big-linux
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux		+= --defsym 'jiffies=jiffies_64+4' --oformat $(ld-bfd)
 LDFLAGS			+= -EB
 endif
 
+export ld-bfd
+
 head-y			:= arch/sh/kernel/init_task.o
 head-$(CONFIG_SUPERH32)	+= arch/sh/kernel/head_32.o
 head-$(CONFIG_SUPERH64)	+= arch/sh/kernel/head_64.o
diff --git a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/Makefile_32 b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/Makefile_32
index b96a055..2492557 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/Makefile_32
+++ b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/Makefile_32
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 KBUILD_CFLAGS = $(subst -pg, , $(ORIG_CFLAGS))
 endif
 
-LDFLAGS_vmlinux := -Ttext $(IMAGE_OFFSET) -e startup -T $(obj)/../../kernel/vmlinux.lds
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux := --oformat $(ld-bfd) -Ttext $(IMAGE_OFFSET) -e startup \
+		   -T $(obj)/../../kernel/vmlinux.lds
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux: $(OBJECTS) $(obj)/piggy.o $(LIBGCC) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,ld)
diff --git a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/Makefile_64 b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/Makefile_64
index 658d4f9..541a529 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/Makefile_64
+++ b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/Makefile_64
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 ZIMAGE_OFFSET	:= $(shell /bin/bash -c 'printf "0x%08x" \
 		     $$[$(CONFIG_PAGE_OFFSET)+0x400000+0x10000]')
 
-LDFLAGS_vmlinux := -Ttext $(ZIMAGE_OFFSET) -e startup \
-		    -T $(obj)/../../kernel/vmlinux.lds
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux := --oformat $(ld-bfd) -Ttext $(ZIMAGE_OFFSET) -e startup \
+		   -T $(obj)/../../kernel/vmlinux.lds
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux: $(OBJECTS) $(obj)/piggy.o FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,ld)
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 8d97f52..1a2c8db 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -6,12 +6,8 @@
 #define LOAD_OFFSET	CONFIG_PAGE_OFFSET
 OUTPUT_ARCH(sh:sh5)
 #else
+#define LOAD_OFFSET	0
 OUTPUT_ARCH(sh)
-#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
-OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-sh-linux", "elf32-sh-linux", "elf32-sh-linux")
-#else
-OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-shbig-linux", "elf32-shbig-linux", "elf32-shbig-linux")
-#endif
 #endif
 
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>