diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 139c53e..23a8afe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -123,14 +123,19 @@ $(LIBS): %:
 	@$(MAKE) -s -C $(AM_HOME)/$* archive
 
 ### Rule (link): objects (`*.o`) and libraries (`*.a`) -> `IMAGE.elf`, the final ELF binary to be packed into image (ld)
-$(IMAGE).elf: $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
+$(IMAGE).elf: $(LINKAGE)
+	@echo \# Creating image [$(ARCH)]
 	@echo + LD "->" $(IMAGE_REL).elf
-	@$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(IMAGE).elf --start-group $(LINKAGE) --end-group
+ifneq ($(filter $(ARCH),native),)
+	$(CXX) -o $@ -Wl,--whole-archive $^ -Wl,-no-whole-archive $(LDFLAGS_CXX)
+else
+	@$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ --start-group $^ --end-group
+endif
 
 ### Rule (archive): objects (`*.o`) -> `ARCHIVE.a` (ar)
 $(ARCHIVE): $(OBJS)
 	@echo + AR "->" $(shell realpath $@ --relative-to .)
-	@$(AR) rcs $(ARCHIVE) $(OBJS)
+	@$(AR) rcs $@ $^
 
 ### Rule (`#include` dependencies): paste in `.d` files generated by gcc on `-MMD`
 -include $(addprefix $(DST_DIR)/, $(addsuffix .d, $(basename $(SRCS))))
@@ -140,8 +145,8 @@ $(ARCHIVE): $(OBJS)
 ### Build order control
 image: image-dep
 archive: $(ARCHIVE)
-image-dep: $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
-	@echo \# Creating image [$(ARCH)]
+image-dep: $(LIBS) $(IMAGE).elf
+.NOTPARALLEL: image-dep
 .PHONY: image image-dep archive run $(LIBS)
 
 ### Clean a single project (remove `build/`)
diff --git a/scripts/native.mk b/scripts/native.mk
index e6ebe04..af7ec10 100644
--- a/scripts/native.mk
+++ b/scripts/native.mk
@@ -15,14 +15,10 @@ AM_SRCS := native/trm.c \
 CFLAGS  += -fpie
 ASFLAGS += -fpie -pie
 comma = ,
-LDFLAGS_CXX = $(addprefix -Wl$(comma), $(LDFLAGS))
-
-image:
-	@echo + LD "->" $(IMAGE_REL)
-	@g++ -pie -o $(IMAGE) -Wl,--whole-archive $(LINKAGE) -Wl,-no-whole-archive $(LDFLAGS_CXX) -lSDL2 -ldl
+LDFLAGS_CXX = $(addprefix -Wl$(comma), $(LDFLAGS)) -pie -lSDL2 -ldl
 
 run: image
-	$(IMAGE)
+	$(IMAGE).elf
 
 gdb: image
-	gdb -ex "handle SIGUSR1 SIGUSR2 SIGSEGV noprint nostop" $(IMAGE)
+	gdb -ex "handle SIGUSR1 SIGUSR2 SIGSEGV noprint nostop" $(IMAGE).elf
diff --git a/scripts/platform/nemu.mk b/scripts/platform/nemu.mk
index 8367675..5536816 100644
--- a/scripts/platform/nemu.mk
+++ b/scripts/platform/nemu.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ CFLAGS += -DMAINARGS=\"$(mainargs)\"
 CFLAGS += -I$(AM_HOME)/am/src/platform/nemu/include
 .PHONY: $(AM_HOME)/am/src/platform/nemu/trm.c
 
-image: $(IMAGE).elf
+image: image-dep
 	@$(OBJDUMP) -d $(IMAGE).elf > $(IMAGE).txt
 	@echo + OBJCOPY "->" $(IMAGE_REL).bin
 	@$(OBJCOPY) -S --set-section-flags .bss=alloc,contents -O binary $(IMAGE).elf $(IMAGE).bin
diff --git a/scripts/platform/npc.mk b/scripts/platform/npc.mk
index 3136fec..6cbc7f8 100644
--- a/scripts/platform/npc.mk
+++ b/scripts/platform/npc.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LDFLAGS   += --gc-sections -e _start
 CFLAGS += -DMAINARGS=\"$(mainargs)\"
 .PHONY: $(AM_HOME)/am/src/riscv/npc/trm.c
 
-image: $(IMAGE).elf
+image: image-dep
 	@$(OBJDUMP) -d $(IMAGE).elf > $(IMAGE).txt
 	@echo + OBJCOPY "->" $(IMAGE_REL).bin
 	@$(OBJCOPY) -S --set-section-flags .bss=alloc,contents -O binary $(IMAGE).elf $(IMAGE).bin
diff --git a/scripts/platform/qemu.mk b/scripts/platform/qemu.mk
index 67bcd67..776d91a 100644
--- a/scripts/platform/qemu.mk
+++ b/scripts/platform/qemu.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ build-arg: image
 
 BOOT_HOME := $(AM_HOME)/am/src/x86/qemu/boot
 
-image: $(IMAGE).elf
+image: image-dep
 	@$(MAKE) -s -C $(BOOT_HOME)
 	@echo + CREATE "->" $(IMAGE_REL)
 	@( cat $(BOOT_HOME)/bootblock.o; head -c 1024 /dev/zero; cat $(IMAGE).elf ) > $(IMAGE)
diff --git a/scripts/spike.mk b/scripts/spike.mk
index 4ea391c..6147b99 100644
--- a/scripts/spike.mk
+++ b/scripts/spike.mk
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ LDFLAGS   += --gc-sections -e _start
 CFLAGS += -DMAINARGS=\"$(mainargs)\"
 .PHONY: $(AM_HOME)/am/src/riscv/spike/trm.c
 
-image: $(IMAGE).elf
+image: image-dep