diff --git a/sys/arch/cobalt/stand/boot/Makefile b/sys/arch/cobalt/stand/boot/Makefile
index f25f6fdca86c..d4bfe179182f 100644
--- a/sys/arch/cobalt/stand/boot/Makefile
+++ b/sys/arch/cobalt/stand/boot/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.8 2004/06/21 18:20:08 jmc Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.9 2005/01/01 07:00:50 simonb Exp $
 
 NOMAN= # defined
 
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ CPPFLAGS+=	-DCOMSPEED=${COMSPEED} -DCOMPROBE=${COMPROBE}
 
 # compiler flags for smallest code size
 CFLAGS=		-Os -mmemcpy -ffreestanding -mno-abicalls -msoft-float -G 128
-OFORMAT=	--oformat elf32-littlemips
 
 NETBSD_VERS!=	${HOST_SH} ${S}/conf/osrelease.sh
 CPPFLAGS+=	-DNETBSD_VERS='"${NETBSD_VERS}"'
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ vers.c: ${.CURDIR}/version
 	${HOST_SH} ${S}/conf/newvers_stand.sh ${.CURDIR}/version "cobalt"
 
 ${PROG}: machine-links ${LDSCRIPT} ${OBJS} ${LIBS}
-	${LD} ${OFORMAT} -Map ${PROG}.map -N -x -Ttext ${LOAD_ADDRESS} \
+	${LD} -Map ${PROG}.map -N -x -Ttext ${LOAD_ADDRESS} \
 	    -T ${LDSCRIPT} -e start -o ${PROG} ${OBJS} ${LIBS}
 	gzip -c9 ${PROG} > ${PROG}.gz
 	@${SIZE} ${PROG}
diff --git a/sys/arch/mipsco/stand/Makefile.booters b/sys/arch/mipsco/stand/Makefile.booters
index fd537bf68668..20446665b9c3 100644
--- a/sys/arch/mipsco/stand/Makefile.booters
+++ b/sys/arch/mipsco/stand/Makefile.booters
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile.booters,v 1.10 2004/07/19 01:41:26 chs Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile.booters,v 1.11 2005/01/01 07:00:51 simonb Exp $
 
 .include <bsd.sys.mk>		# for HOST_SH
 
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ CPPFLAGS+=	-I${.OBJDIR} -I${S}
 # compiler flags for smallest code size
 #CFLAGS=		-Os -mmemcpy -mno-abicalls -G 128
 CFLAGS=		-Os -mmemcpy -ffreestanding -mno-abicalls -msoft-float -G 128
-OFORMAT=	--oformat elf32-bigmips
 
 NETBSD_VERS!=	${HOST_SH} ${S}/conf/osrelease.sh
 CPPFLAGS+=	-DNETBSD_VERS='"${NETBSD_VERS}"'
diff --git a/sys/arch/pmax/stand/Makefile.booters b/sys/arch/pmax/stand/Makefile.booters
index 5267691a9810..9ab1fe1941a4 100644
--- a/sys/arch/pmax/stand/Makefile.booters
+++ b/sys/arch/pmax/stand/Makefile.booters
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile.booters,v 1.44 2004/06/21 18:20:09 jmc Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile.booters,v 1.45 2005/01/01 07:00:51 simonb Exp $
 
 .include <bsd.sys.mk>		# for HOST_SH
 
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ CPPFLAGS+=	-nostdinc -D_STANDALONE -DNO_ABICALLS -D_NO_PROM_DEFINES \
 		-I${.OBJDIR} -I${S}
 # compiler flags for smallest code size
 CFLAGS=		-ffreestanding -Os -g -mmemcpy -mno-abicalls -G 128
-OFORMAT=	--oformat elf32-littlemips
 LDBUG=		-T $S/arch/mips/conf/stand.ldscript
 
 NETBSD_VERS!=	${HOST_SH} ${.CURDIR}/../../../../conf/osrelease.sh
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ vers.c: ${.CURDIR}/version
 	${HOST_SH} ${S}/conf/newvers_stand.sh -N ${.CURDIR}/version "pmax"
 
 ${PROG}: machine mips pmax ${OBJS} ${LIBS}
-	${LD} ${OFORMAT} -Map ${PROG}.map -N -x -Ttext ${LOAD_ADDRESS} \
+	${LD} -Map ${PROG}.map -N -x -Ttext ${LOAD_ADDRESS} \
 	    ${LDBUG} -e start -o ${PROG} ${OBJS} ${LIBS}
 	@${SIZE} ${PROG}
 .if defined(CHECKSIZE_CMD)