:: commit 04a6389fd89ff2d9ea61a293c7471d91d4f3b76d

diff --git a/common/GNUmakefile b/common/GNUmakefile
index 009d8c9e..c19ea3bd 100644
--- a/common/GNUmakefile
+++ b/common/GNUmakefile
@@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine_nomap.elf: $(OBJ) ../libgcc-binaries/libgcc-
 	$(CROSS_LD) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(CROSS_LDFLAGS) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 	$(CROSS_OBJCOPY) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.bin'
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
-		$(CROSS_OBJCOPY) -B i8086 -I binary -O $(OBJCOPY_ARCH) build-id.s2.bin build-id.s2.o
+		$(CROSS_OBJCOPY) -I binary -O $(OBJCOPY_ARCH) build-id.s2.bin build-id.s2.o
 	$(CROSS_OBJCOPY) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.bin'
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
-		$(CROSS_OBJCOPY) -B i8086 -I binary -O $(OBJCOPY_ARCH) build-id.s3.bin build-id.s3.o
+		$(CROSS_OBJCOPY) -I binary -O $(OBJCOPY_ARCH) build-id.s3.bin build-id.s3.o
 	$(CROSS_LD) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.o' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.o' $(CROSS_LDFLAGS) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld: linker_bios.ld.in
@@ -272,10 +272,10 @@ $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.elf: $(OBJ) ../libgcc-binaries/libgcc-i686.a
 	$(CROSS_LD) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(CROSS_LDFLAGS) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 	$(CROSS_OBJCOPY) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.bin'
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
-		$(CROSS_OBJCOPY) -B i8086 -I binary -O $(OBJCOPY_ARCH) build-id.s2.bin build-id.s2.o
+		$(CROSS_OBJCOPY) -I binary -O $(OBJCOPY_ARCH) build-id.s2.bin build-id.s2.o
 	$(CROSS_OBJCOPY) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.bin'
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
-		$(CROSS_OBJCOPY) -B i8086 -I binary -O $(OBJCOPY_ARCH) build-id.s3.bin build-id.s3.o
+		$(CROSS_OBJCOPY) -I binary -O $(OBJCOPY_ARCH) build-id.s3.bin build-id.s3.o
 	$(CROSS_LD) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.o' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.o' $(CROSS_LDFLAGS) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 endif
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/BOOTAA64.EFI: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.e
 	$(CROSS_OBJCOPY) -O binary '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/crt0-efi-aarch64.o $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/reloc_aarch64.o: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi
-	unset ARFLAGS; unset CPPFLAGS; \
+	unset CPPFLAGS; \
 	$(MAKE) -C '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi' \
 		CC="$(CROSS_CC) -mtune=generic" \
 		CFLAGS='-nostdinc' \
diff --git a/common/linker_uefi_aarch64.ld.in b/common/linker_uefi_aarch64.ld.in
index 4781788e..5465aa94 100644
--- a/common/linker_uefi_aarch64.ld.in
+++ b/common/linker_uefi_aarch64.ld.in
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ SECTIONS
     __data_size = SIZEOF(.data) + SIZEOF(.rela) + SIZEOF(.got) + SIZEOF(.dynamic);
     __data_end = __data_start + __data_size;
 
-    // for GNU-EFI crt0:
-    _data = __data_start;
-    _data_size = __data_size;
-    _edata = __data_end;
-
     __image_end = __data_end;
 
     /DISCARD/ : {