diff --git a/nucleus/build.rs b/nucleus/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da0d01f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nucleus/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+const LINKER_SCRIPT: &str = "linker/aarch64.ld";
+
+fn main() {
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", LINKER_SCRIPT);
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=--script={}", LINKER_SCRIPT);
+}
diff --git a/targets/aarch64-vesper-metta.json b/targets/aarch64-vesper-metta.json
index 363679e..79c423f 100644
--- a/targets/aarch64-vesper-metta.json
+++ b/targets/aarch64-vesper-metta.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "linker": "rust-lld",
   "pre-link-args": {
     "ld.lld": [
-      "--script=linker/aarch64.ld",
       "--print-gc-sections"
     ]
   },