diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index 4be97ec5ca..0fb3bf6646 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ LINKFLAGPREFIX ?= -Wl,
 
 DIRS += $(EXTERNAL_MODULE_DIRS)
 
-_LINK = $(if $(CPPMIX),$(CXX),$(LINK)) $(UNDEF) $(LINKFLAGPREFIX)--start-group $(BASELIBS) -lm $(LINKFLAGPREFIX)--end-group  $(LINKFLAGPREFIX)-Map=$(BINDIR)/$(APPLICATION).map $(LINKFLAGPREFIX)--cref $(LINKFLAGS)
+_LINK = $(if $(CPPMIX),$(CXX),$(LINK)) $(UNDEF) $(LINKFLAGPREFIX)--start-group $(BASELIBS) -lm $(LINKFLAGPREFIX)--end-group  $(LINKFLAGPREFIX)-Map=$(BINDIR)/$(APPLICATION).map $(LINKFLAGS)
 
 ifeq ($(BUILD_IN_DOCKER),1)
 link: ..in-docker-container