diff --git a/mk/genlink-config.mk b/mk/genlink-config.mk
index 6935ec9b..d2970b4c 100644
--- a/mk/genlink-config.mk
+++ b/mk/genlink-config.mk
@@ -55,17 +55,18 @@ endif
 # only append to LDFLAGS if the library file exists to not break builds
 # where those are provided by different means
 ifneq (,$(wildcard $(OPENCM3_DIR)/lib/libopencm3_$(genlink_family).a))
-LDLIBS += -lopencm3_$(genlink_family)
-LIBDEPS += $(OPENCM3_DIR)/lib/libopencm3_$(genlink_family).a
+LIBNAME = opencm3_$(genlink_family)
 else
 ifneq (,$(wildcard $(OPENCM3_DIR)/lib/libopencm3_$(genlink_subfamily).a))
-LDLIBS += -lopencm3_$(genlink_subfamily)
-LIBDEPS += $(OPENCM3_DIR)/lib/libopencm3_$(genlink_subfamily).a
+LIBNAME = opencm3_$(genlink_subfamily)
 else
 $(warning $(OPENCM3_DIR)/lib/libopencm3_$(genlink_family).a library variant for the selected device does not exist.)
 endif
 endif
 
+LDLIBS += -l$(LIBNAME)
+LIBDEPS += $(OPENCM3_DIR)/lib/lib$(LIBNAME)
+
 # only append to LDLIBS if the directory exists
 ifneq (,$(wildcard $(OPENCM3_DIR)/lib))
 LDFLAGS += -L$(OPENCM3_DIR)/lib