diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f785f28af..4728f8ae4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-11-14  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* grub-core/Makefile.am (efiemu64.o): Explicitly set link format.
+
 2013-11-14  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* Makefile.am (default_payload.elf): New target for easier coreboot
diff --git a/grub-core/Makefile.am b/grub-core/Makefile.am
index 6c20c7d59..e081559f8 100644
--- a/grub-core/Makefile.am
+++ b/grub-core/Makefile.am
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ efiemu64.o: efiemu64_c.o efiemu64_s.o $(TARGET_OBJ2ELEF)
 	  $(OBJCONV) -felf64 -nu -nd $@.bin $@ || exit 1; \
 	  rm -f $@.bin; \
 	else \
-	  $(TARGET_CC) -m64 -nostdlib -Wl,-r -o $@ $^ || exit 1; \
+	  $(TARGET_CC) -m64 -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -nostdlib -Wl,-r -o $@ $^ || exit 1; \
 	  if test ! -z "$(TARGET_OBJ2ELF)"; then $(TARGET_OBJ2ELF) $@ || (rm -f $@; exit 1); fi; \
 	fi