diff --git a/cpu/Makefile.include.cortexm_common b/cpu/Makefile.include.cortexm_common
index 828c932e74..c2cdf59561 100644
--- a/cpu/Makefile.include.cortexm_common
+++ b/cpu/Makefile.include.cortexm_common
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_CPU) $(CFLAGS_LINK) $(CFLAGS_DBG) $(CFLAGS_OPT)
 
 export ASFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_CPU) $(CFLAGS_DBG)
 export LINKFLAGS += -L$(RIOTCPU)/$(CPU)/ldscripts -L$(RIOTCPU)/cortexm_common/ldscripts
-export LINKER_SCRIPT ?= $(RIOTCPU)/$(CPU)/ldscripts/$(CPU_MODEL).ld
+export LINKER_SCRIPT ?= $(CPU_MODEL).ld
 export LINKFLAGS += -T$(LINKER_SCRIPT) -Wl,--fatal-warnings
 
 export LINKFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_CPU) $(CFLAGS_DBG) $(CFLAGS_OPT) -static -lgcc -nostartfiles