diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Generic-SDCC-C.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Generic-SDCC-C.cmake
index bbefe193ed..82074cf96c 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Generic-SDCC-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Generic-SDCC-C.cmake
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ endif()
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OBJECT  "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <INCLUDES> <FLAGS> -o <OBJECT> -c <SOURCE>")
 
 # link object files to an executable
-set(CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <FLAGS> <OBJECTS> --out-fmt-ihx -o  <TARGET> <CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
+set(CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <FLAGS> <OBJECTS> -o  <TARGET> <CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
 
 # needs sdcc 2.7.0 + sddclib from cvs
 set(CMAKE_C_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY