diff --git a/board/freescale/m5275evb/Makefile b/board/freescale/m5275evb/Makefile
index f337a7563c5f0104d56ccf57f73172e97f8f62d5..74c252869824083832178a7e03b8201b76e0e81c 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m5275evb/Makefile
+++ b/board/freescale/m5275evb/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
 
-OBJS	= $(BOARD).o mii.o
+COBJS	= $(BOARD).o mii.o
 
 SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))