diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/rmobile/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/rmobile/Makefile
index 00610fe87b..c8999bb300 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/rmobile/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/rmobile/Makefile
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ COBJS-$(CONFIG_R8A7740) += cpu_info-r8a7740.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_R8A7740) += pfc-r8a7740.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_SH73A0) += cpu_info-sh73a0.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_SH73A0) += pfc-sh73a0.o
-COBJS-$(CONFIG_TMU_TIMER) += $(TOPDIR)/arch/sh/lib/time.o
+COBJS_LN-$(CONFIG_TMU_TIMER) += sh_timer.o
 
 COBJS	:= $(COBJS-y)
 SRCS    := $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
-OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
+SRCS    := $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c) $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS_LN-y:.o=.c))
+OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS) $(COBJS_LN-y))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 
@@ -48,6 +49,11 @@ all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)
 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
 	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
+# from arch/sh/lib/ directory
+$(obj)sh_timer.c:
+	@rm -f $(obj)sh_timer.c
+	ln -s $(SRCTREE)/arch/sh/lib/time.c $(obj)sh_timer.c
+
 #########################################################################
 
 # defines $(obj).depend target