diff --git a/targets/pca10040.json b/targets/pca10040.json
index 55f9f258..54eed5e4 100644
--- a/targets/pca10040.json
+++ b/targets/pca10040.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"llvm-target": "armv7m-none-eabi",
-	"build-tags": ["nrf", "nrf52", "nrf52832", "js", "wasm"]
+	"build-tags": ["nrf", "nrf52", "nrf52832", "js", "wasm"],
+	"linker": "arm-none-eabi-gcc",
+	"pre-link-args": ["-nostdlib", "-nostartfiles", "-mcpu=cortex-m4", "-mthumb", "-T", "arm.ld", "-Wl,--gc-sections", "-fno-exceptions", "-fno-unwind-tables", "-ffunction-sections", "-fdata-sections", "-Os", "-DNRF52832_XXAA", "-D__STARTUP_CLEAR_BSS", "-Ilib/CMSIS/CMSIS/Include", "lib/nrfx/mdk/gcc_startup_nrf51.S", "lib/nrfx/mdk/system_nrf52.c"]
 }