diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index 94513d2bd1..d0a292c187 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@ $(obj)/%.bootblock.o $(abspath $(obj))/%.bootblock.o: $(obj)/%.c $(obj)/config.h
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(CC_bootblock) -MMD $(CFLAGS_bootblock) $(CPPFLAGS_bootblock) $(bootblock-c-ccopts) -c -o $@ $<
 
+$(objgenerated)/libverstage.a: $$(verstage-objs)
+	rm -f $@
+	ar rcsT $@ $^
+
 #######################################################################
 # Clean up rules
 clean-abuild:
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc
index d25bc2ee4d..c6c38d58da 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ endif # CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_ARM
 # verification stage
 ###############################################################################
 
-$(objcbfs)/verstage.debug: $$(verstage-objs) $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld $$(VB2_LIB)
+$(objcbfs)/verstage.debug: $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_verstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld --start-group $(verstage-objs) --end-group
+	$(LD_verstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld --start-group $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a --end-group
 
 verstage-y += div0.c
 verstage-y += eabi_compat.c
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
index 7d36bf44f2..adaba8e731 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ endif # CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_ARM64
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_VERSTAGE_ARM64),y)
 
-$(objcbfs)/verstage.debug: $$(verstage-objs) $$(VB2_LIB) $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld $(obj)/config.h
+$(objcbfs)/verstage.debug: $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld $(obj)/config.h
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_verstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(verstage-objs) $(VBS_LIB) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld
+	$(LD_verstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld
 
 verstage-$(CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE) += early_console.c
 verstage-y += div0.c
diff --git a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot2/Makefile.inc b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot2/Makefile.inc
index 062f12edd4..5e24788e6d 100644
--- a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot2/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot2/Makefile.inc
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ $(VB2_LIB): $(obj)/config.h
 		fwlib20
 
 VERSTAGE_ELF = $(objcbfs)/verstage.elf
+verstage-srcs += $(VB2_LIB)
+
 cbfs-files-y += $(call strip_quotes,$(CONFIG_CBFS_PREFIX))/verstage
 fallback/verstage-file = $(VERSTAGE_ELF)
 fallback/verstage-type = stage