diff --git a/newt/builder/build.go b/newt/builder/build.go
index 6ce3fb4cee..2c868961d0 100644
--- a/newt/builder/build.go
+++ b/newt/builder/build.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
@@ -410,8 +411,15 @@ func (b *Builder) createArchive(c *toolchain.Compiler,
 
 	// Create a static library ("archive").
 	c.SetSrcDir(bpkg.rpkg.Lpkg.RelativePath())
-	archiveFile := b.ArchivePath(bpkg)
-	if err := c.CompileArchive(archiveFile); err != nil {
+	outputFile := b.ArchivePath(bpkg)
+	ci, err := bpkg.CompilerInfo(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if ci.WholeArch {
+		outputFile = strings.TrimSuffix(outputFile, ".a") + ".list"
+	}
+	if err := c.CompileArchive(outputFile, ci.WholeArch); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -454,6 +462,7 @@ func (b *Builder) link(elfName string, linkerScripts []string,
 	// Calculate the list of directories containing source .a files.
 	var dirs []string
 	staticLibs := []util.StaticLib{}
+	var extension string
 
 	for _, bpkg := range b.sortedBuildPackages() {
 
@@ -466,8 +475,13 @@ func (b *Builder) link(elfName string, linkerScripts []string,
 		}
 
 		c.AddInfo(&toolchain.CompilerInfo{Lflags: ci.Lflags})
-		fullANames, _ := filepath.Glob(b.PkgBinDir(bpkg) + "/*.a")
-		for _, archiveName := range fullANames {
+		if ci.WholeArch {
+			extension = "/*.list"
+		} else {
+			extension = "/*.a"
+		}
+		fullNames, _ := filepath.Glob(b.PkgBinDir(bpkg) + extension)
+		for _, archiveName := range fullNames {
 			s := util.NewStaticLib(archiveName, ci.WholeArch)
 			staticLibs = append(staticLibs, s)
 		}
diff --git a/newt/toolchain/compiler.go b/newt/toolchain/compiler.go
index f84e16ed6b..0cc42a7b6e 100644
--- a/newt/toolchain/compiler.go
+++ b/newt/toolchain/compiler.go
@@ -1034,12 +1034,10 @@ func (c *Compiler) CompileBinaryCmd(dstFile string, options map[string]bool,
 	}
 
 	for _, lib := range libList {
-		if lib.WholeArch {
-			cmd = append(cmd, "-Wl,--whole-archive")
-		}
-		cmd = append(cmd, lib.File)
-		if lib.WholeArch {
-			cmd = append(cmd, "-Wl,--no-whole-archive")
+		if lib.IsObjList {
+			cmd = append(cmd, "@"+lib.File)
+		} else {
+			cmd = append(cmd, lib.File)
 		}
 	}
 	if c.ldResolveCircularDeps {
@@ -1387,17 +1385,21 @@ func (c *Compiler) BuildSplitArchiveCmd(archiveFile string) string {
 	return str
 }
 
-// Archives the specified static library.
+// Archives the specified static library or creates file with list of
+// object files.
 //
-// @param archiveFile           The filename of the library to archive.
-// @param objFiles              An array of the source .o filenames.
-func (c *Compiler) CompileArchive(archiveFile string) error {
+// @param outputFile            The filename of the library to archive.
+// @param createList            If true archive will not be compiled. Instead
+//                              the file with list of all paths to object files
+//                              from the library will be created, which later
+//                              can be passed with @ to the linker.
+func (c *Compiler) CompileArchive(outputFile string, createList bool) error {
 	objFiles := []string{}
 
 	// Make sure the compiler package info is added to the global set.
 	c.ensureLclInfoAdded()
 
-	arRequired, err := c.depTracker.ArchiveRequired(archiveFile, objFiles)
+	arRequired, err := c.depTracker.ArchiveRequired(outputFile, objFiles)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -1405,7 +1407,7 @@ func (c *Compiler) CompileArchive(archiveFile string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(archiveFile), 0755); err != nil {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(outputFile), 0755); err != nil {
 		return util.NewNewtError(err.Error())
 	}
 
@@ -1416,25 +1418,41 @@ func (c *Compiler) CompileArchive(archiveFile string) error {
 
 	if len(objList) == 0 {
 		util.StatusMessage(util.VERBOSITY_VERBOSE,
-			"Not archiving %s; no object files\n", archiveFile)
+			"Not archiving %s; no object files\n", outputFile)
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	util.StatusMessage(util.VERBOSITY_DEFAULT, "Archiving %s",
-		path.Base(archiveFile))
+		path.Base(outputFile))
 	util.StatusMessage(util.VERBOSITY_VERBOSE, " with object files %s",
 		strings.Join(objList, " "))
 	util.StatusMessage(util.VERBOSITY_DEFAULT, "\n")
 
 	// Delete the old archive, if it exists.
-	err = os.Remove(archiveFile)
+	err = os.Remove(outputFile)
 	if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		return util.NewNewtError(err.Error())
 	}
 
-	fullCmd := c.CompileArchiveCmd(archiveFile, objFiles)
+	if createList {
+		file, err := os.Create(outputFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			return util.NewNewtError(err.Error())
+		}
+
+		for _, objFilePath := range objList {
+			_, err = file.WriteString(objFilePath + "\n")
+			if err != nil {
+				return util.NewNewtError(err.Error())
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	fullCmd := c.CompileArchiveCmd(outputFile, objFiles)
 
-	cmdSafe := c.CompileArchiveCmdSafe(archiveFile, objFiles)
+	cmdSafe := c.CompileArchiveCmdSafe(outputFile, objFiles)
 	for _, cmd := range cmdSafe {
 		o, err := util.ShellCommand(cmd, nil)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1443,7 +1461,7 @@ func (c *Compiler) CompileArchive(archiveFile string) error {
 		util.StatusMessage(util.VERBOSITY_DEFAULT, "%s", string(o))
 	}
 
-	err = writeCommandFile(archiveFile, fullCmd)
+	err = writeCommandFile(outputFile, fullCmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index 5ab9ac1ba2..727f349e31 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ const (
 
 type StaticLib struct {
 	File      string
-	WholeArch bool
+	IsObjList bool
 }
 
-func NewStaticLib(file string, wholeArch bool) StaticLib {
+func NewStaticLib(file string, isObjList bool) StaticLib {
 	s := StaticLib{
 		File:      file,
-		WholeArch: wholeArch,
+		IsObjList: isObjList,
 	}
 	return s
 }