diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3ad19dffed..97a14a81d2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ alldirs:=$(sort $(abspath $(dir $(allobjs))))
 # macro to define template macros that are used by use_template macro
 define create_cc_template
 # $1 obj class
-# $2 source suffix (c, S)
+# $2 source suffix (c, S, ld, ...)
 # $3 additional compiler flags
 # $4 additional dependencies
 ifn$(EMPTY)def $(1)-objs_$(2)_template
diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index 0e34577683..f5cc207014 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ files-in-dir=$(filter-out $(call dir-wildcards,$(call filter-out-dirs,$(1),$(sor
 # reduce command line length by linking the objects of each
 # directory into an intermediate file
 ramstage-postprocess=$(foreach d,$(sort $(dir $(1))), \
-	$(eval $(d)ramstage.o: $(call files-in-dir,$(d),$(1)); $$(LD_ramstage) -o $$@ -r $$^ ) \
-	$(eval ramstage-objs:=$(d)ramstage.o $(filter-out $(call files-in-dir,$(d),$(1)),$(ramstage-objs))))
+	$(eval $(d)ramstage.o: $(call files-in-dir,$(d),$(filter-out %.ld,$(1))); $$(LD_ramstage) -o $$@ -r $$^ ) \
+	$(eval ramstage-objs:=$(d)ramstage.o $(filter-out $(call files-in-dir,$(d),$(1)),$(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)))))
 
 romstage-generic-ccopts += -D__PRE_RAM__
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TRACE),y)
@@ -139,6 +139,15 @@ romstage-c-deps:=$$(OPTION_TABLE_H)
 verstage-c-deps:=$$(OPTION_TABLE_H)
 bootblock-c-deps:=$$(OPTION_TABLE_H)
 
+# Add handler to copy linker scripts
+define generic-objs_ld_template_gen
+de$(EMPTY)fine $(1)-objs_ld_template
+$$(call src-to-obj,$1,$$(1).ld): $$(1).ld
+	@printf "    CP         $$$$(subst $$$$(obj)/,,$$$$(@))\n"
+	cp $$$$< $$$$@
+en$(EMPTY)def
+endef
+
 # Add handler to add no rules for manual files
 define generic-objs_manual_template_gen
 # do nothing
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc
index 18f98ab6dc..159d0e0a63 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ bootblock-y += ../../lib/memcpy.c
 bootblock-y += ../../lib/memmove.c
 bootblock-y += ../../lib/memset.c
 
-bootblock_lds = $(src)/arch/mips/bootblock.ld
+bootblock-y += bootblock.ld
 
 # Much of the assembly code is generated by the compiler, and may contain
 # terms which the preprocessor will happily go on to replace. For example
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc
index 30c84a93e2..599c7af4b8 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ riscv_asm_flags =
 ################################################################################
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_RISCV),y)
 
-bootblock_lds = $(src)/arch/riscv/bootblock.ld
+bootblock-y += bootblock.ld
 
 bootblock-y = bootblock.S stages.c
 bootblock-y += boot.c
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
index e2170f5d40..e7903aa464 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
@@ -73,15 +73,15 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_X86_32),y)
 
-bootblock_lds = $(src)/arch/x86/init/failover.ld
-bootblock_lds += $(src)/cpu/x86/16bit/entry16.ld
-bootblock_lds += $(src)/cpu/x86/16bit/reset16.ld
-bootblock_lds += $(src)/arch/x86/lib/id.ld
-bootblock_lds += $(chipset_bootblock_lds)
+bootblock-srcs += $(src)/arch/x86/init/failover.ld
+bootblock-srcs += $(src)/cpu/x86/16bit/entry16.ld
+bootblock-srcs += $(src)/cpu/x86/16bit/reset16.ld
+bootblock-srcs += $(src)/arch/x86/lib/id.ld
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_INTEL_FIRMWARE_INTERFACE_TABLE),y)
-bootblock_lds += $(src)/cpu/intel/fit/fit.ld
+bootblock-srcs += $(src)/cpu/intel/fit/fit.ld
 endif
 
+# TODO: Why can't this use the real bootblock-y += xxx.S mechanism instead?
 bootblock_inc = $(src)/arch/x86/init/prologue.inc
 bootblock_inc += $(src)/cpu/x86/16bit/entry16.inc
 bootblock_inc += $(src)/cpu/x86/16bit/reset16.inc
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_SSE),y)
 bootblock_romccflags := -mcpu=k7 -msse -O2 -D__PRE_RAM__ -D__BOOT_BLOCK__
 endif
 
-$(objgenerated)/bootblock.ld: $$(bootblock_lds) $(obj)/ldoptions
+$(objgenerated)/bootblock.ld: $(obj)/ldoptions $$(filter %.ld,$$(bootblock-srcs))
 	@printf "    GEN        $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	printf '$(foreach ldscript,ldoptions $(bootblock_lds),INCLUDE "$(ldscript)"\n)' > $@
+	printf '$(foreach ldscript,$(^),INCLUDE "$(ldscript)"\n)' > $@
 
 $(objgenerated)/bootblock_inc.S: $$(bootblock_inc)
 	@printf "    GEN        $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
@@ -139,10 +139,9 @@ endif # CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_X86_32
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_ROMSTAGE_X86_32),y)
 
 crt0s = $(src)/arch/x86/init/prologue.inc
-ldscripts =
-ldscripts += $(src)/arch/x86/init/romstage.ld
+romstage-srcs += $(src)/arch/x86/init/romstage.ld
 crt0s += $(src)/cpu/x86/32bit/entry32.inc
-ldscripts += $(src)/cpu/x86/32bit/entry32.ld
+romstage-srcs += $(src)/cpu/x86/32bit/entry32.ld
 
 crt0s += $(src)/cpu/x86/fpu_enable.inc
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SSE),y)
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ romstage-libs ?=
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage_null.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld $$(romstage-libs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_romstage) --start-group $(romstage-objs) $(romstage-libs) $(COMPILER_RT_romstage) --end-group -T $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld
+	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_romstage) --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) $(romstage-libs) $(COMPILER_RT_romstage) --end-group -T $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld
 	$(OBJCOPY_romstage) --only-section .illegal_globals $(@) $(objcbfs)/romstage_null.offenders && \
 	$(NM_romstage) $(objcbfs)/romstage_null.offenders | grep -q ""; if [ $$? -eq 0 ]; then \
 		echo "Forbidden global variables in romstage:"; \
@@ -211,13 +210,13 @@ $(objcbfs)/romstage_null.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld $$(romstage-libs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_romstage) --start-group $(romstage-objs) $(romstage-libs) $(COMPILER_RT_romstage) --end-group -T $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld
+	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_romstage) --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) $(romstage-libs) $(COMPILER_RT_romstage) --end-group -T $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld
 
-$(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld: $$(ldscripts) $(obj)/ldoptions
+$(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld: $(obj)/ldoptions $$(filter %.ld,$$(romstage-srcs))
 	@printf "    GEN        $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
 	rm -f $@
 	printf "ROMSTAGE_BASE = 0x0;\n" > $@.tmp
-	printf '$(foreach ldscript,ldoptions $(ldscripts),INCLUDE "$(ldscript:$(obj)/%=%)"\n)' >> $@.tmp
+	printf '$(foreach ldscript,$(^),INCLUDE "$(ldscript)"\n)' >> $@.tmp
 	mv $@.tmp $@
 
 $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld: $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld $(objcbfs)/base_xip.txt
@@ -278,7 +277,7 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(wildcard src/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/fadt.c),)
 ramstage-srcs += src/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/fadt.c
 endif
-endif
+endif # CONFIG_GENERATE_ACPI_TABLES
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_HAVE_SMI_HANDLER),y)
 ifneq ($(wildcard src/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/smihandler.c),)
 smm-srcs += src/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/smihandler.c
@@ -308,7 +307,7 @@ endif
 
 $(objgenerated)/ramstage.o: $$(ramstage-objs) $(COMPILER_RT_ramstage) $$(ramstage-libs)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) -m elf_i386 -r -o $@ $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_ramstage) --start-group $(ramstage-objs) $(ramstage-libs) $(COMPILER_RT_ramstage) --end-group
+	$(LD_ramstage) -m elf_i386 -r -o $@ $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_ramstage) --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) $(ramstage-libs) $(COMPILER_RT_ramstage) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_RAMSTAGE_X86_32
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/dmp/vortex86ex/Makefile.inc b/src/cpu/dmp/vortex86ex/Makefile.inc
index c68bf9e066..6d68289b52 100644
--- a/src/cpu/dmp/vortex86ex/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/dmp/vortex86ex/Makefile.inc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ subdirs-y += ../../x86/smm
 
 chipset_bootblock_inc += $(src)/cpu/dmp/vortex86ex/biosdata.inc
 chipset_bootblock_inc += $(src)/cpu/dmp/vortex86ex/biosdata_ex.inc
-chipset_bootblock_lds += $(src)/cpu/dmp/vortex86ex/biosdata.ld
-chipset_bootblock_lds += $(src)/cpu/dmp/vortex86ex/biosdata_ex.ld
+bootblock-y += biosdata.ld
+bootblock-y += biosdata_ex.ld
 
 ROMCCFLAGS := -mcpu=i386 -O2
diff --git a/src/northbridge/via/vx800/Makefile.inc b/src/northbridge/via/vx800/Makefile.inc
index 19638802c1..2305db9b45 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/via/vx800/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/northbridge/via/vx800/Makefile.inc
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ ramstage-y += lpc.c
 ramstage-y += ide.c
 
 chipset_bootblock_inc += $(src)/northbridge/via/vx800/romstrap.inc
-chipset_bootblock_lds += $(src)/northbridge/via/vx800/romstrap.ld
+bootblock-y += romstrap.ld
diff --git a/src/northbridge/via/vx900/Makefile.inc b/src/northbridge/via/vx900/Makefile.inc
index 85282ddcdc..b51030944a 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/via/vx900/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/northbridge/via/vx900/Makefile.inc
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ ramstage-y += ./../../../drivers/pc80/vga/vga_io.c
 
 
 chipset_bootblock_inc += $(src)/northbridge/via/vx900/romstrap.inc
-chipset_bootblock_lds += $(src)/northbridge/via/vx900/romstrap.ld
+bootblock-y += romstrap.ld
diff --git a/src/southbridge/nvidia/ck804/Makefile.inc b/src/southbridge/nvidia/ck804/Makefile.inc
index dacfc9c8c5..c88da3994d 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/nvidia/ck804/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/southbridge/nvidia/ck804/Makefile.inc
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ ramstage-$(CONFIG_USBDEBUG) += enable_usbdebug.c
 romstage-y += early_smbus.c
 
 chipset_bootblock_inc += $(src)/southbridge/nvidia/ck804/romstrap.inc
-chipset_bootblock_lds += $(src)/southbridge/nvidia/ck804/romstrap.ld
+bootblock-y += romstrap.ld
diff --git a/src/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55/Makefile.inc b/src/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55/Makefile.inc
index b4dc460b59..e2f8553939 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55/Makefile.inc
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ romstage-$(CONFIG_USBDEBUG_IN_ROMSTAGE) += enable_usbdebug.c
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_USBDEBUG) += enable_usbdebug.c
 
 chipset_bootblock_inc += $(src)/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55/romstrap.inc
-chipset_bootblock_lds += $(src)/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55/romstrap.ld
+bootblock-y += romstrap.ld
diff --git a/src/southbridge/sis/sis966/Makefile.inc b/src/southbridge/sis/sis966/Makefile.inc
index 5c696222d9..5cf5954992 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/sis/sis966/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/southbridge/sis/sis966/Makefile.inc
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ romstage-$(CONFIG_USBDEBUG_IN_ROMSTAGE) += enable_usbdebug.c
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_USBDEBUG) += enable_usbdebug.c
 
 chipset_bootblock_inc += $(src)/southbridge/sis/sis966/romstrap.inc
-chipset_bootblock_lds += $(src)/southbridge/sis/sis966/romstrap.ld
+bootblock-y += romstrap.ld
diff --git a/src/southbridge/via/k8t890/Makefile.inc b/src/southbridge/via/k8t890/Makefile.inc
index 1c5ff3fefa..634ccd198e 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/via/k8t890/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/southbridge/via/k8t890/Makefile.inc
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ ramstage-y += error.c
 ramstage-y += chrome.c
 
 chipset_bootblock_inc += $(src)/southbridge/via/k8t890/romstrap.inc
-chipset_bootblock_lds += $(src)/southbridge/via/k8t890/romstrap.ld
+bootblock-y += romstrap.ld