# We look in the LDSCRIPT first.
        # Then try the linker which should give us the answer.
        # Then check it worked.
-       oformat=`$(call process_lds,cat $(LDSCRIPT),FORMAT)` ;\
-       oarch=`$(call process_lds,cat $(LDSCRIPT),ARCH)` ;\
+       [ -n "$(LDSCRIPT)" ] && \
+               oformat=`$(call process_lds,cat $(LDSCRIPT),FORMAT)` && \
+               oarch=`$(call process_lds,cat $(LDSCRIPT),ARCH)` ;\
        \
        [ -z $${oformat} ] && \
                oformat=`$(call process_lds,$(GET_LDS),FORMAT)` ;\