diff --git a/sys/arch/sh3/conf/build-sh3.el b/sys/arch/sh3/conf/build-sh3.el
index 33aa79a31632..0dcfd7525a4a 100644
--- a/sys/arch/sh3/conf/build-sh3.el
+++ b/sys/arch/sh3/conf/build-sh3.el
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export MACHINE MACHINE_ARCH CFLAGS
 TARGET=/usr/pkg/cross/bin/shel-netbsdcoff
 CPP=`$TARGET-gcc -print-prog-name=cpp`
 
-make AR=$TARGET-ar AS=$TARGET-as CC=$TARGET-gcc LD=$TARGET-ld NM=$TARGET-nm \
+make AR=$TARGET-ar AS="$TARGET-as -little" CC=$TARGET-gcc LD=$TARGET-ld NM=$TARGET-nm \
 	RANLIB=$TARGET-ranlib SIZE=$TARGET-size \
 	STRIP=$TARGET-strip OBJCOPY=$TARGET-objcopy \
 	CXX=$TARGET-c++ CPP=$CPP $*