diff --git a/cpu/mc1322x/Makefile.mc1322x b/cpu/mc1322x/Makefile.mc1322x
index 443c26f8f..185077562 100644
--- a/cpu/mc1322x/Makefile.mc1322x
+++ b/cpu/mc1322x/Makefile.mc1322x
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_OBJECTFILES += ${addprefix $(OBJECTDIR)/,$(CONTIKI_TARGET_MAIN:.c=.o)}
 
 TEXT_BASE = 0x00400000
 export TEXT_BASE
-LINKERSCRIPT = $(CONTIKI_CPU)/mc1322x.lds
+LINKERSCRIPT = $(OBJECTDIR)/mc1322x.lds
 
 STARTUP=$(OBJECTDIR)/start.o
 
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ CUSTOM_RULE_C_TO_OBJECTDIR_O=yes
 CUSTOM_RULE_C_TO_O=yes
 
 CFLAGS += -I$(OBJECTDIR) -I$(CONTIKI_CPU)/board -DBOARD=$(TARGET)
+CPPFLAGS += -P -C ${addprefix -D,${subst $(COMMA), ,$(DEFINES)}}
+
 
 $(OBJECTDIR)/board.h: $(OBJECTDIR) 
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Windows)
@@ -78,6 +80,8 @@ else
 	ln -sf ../$(CONTIKI_CPU)/board/board.h $(OBJECTDIR)/board.h
 endif
 
+$(OBJECTDIR)/%.lds: $(CONTIKI_CPU)/%.lds.S
+	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) $< > $@
 
 $(OBJECTDIR)/isr.o: $(CONTIKI_CPU)/src/isr.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(ARM_FLAGS) $< -c -o $@
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ CUSTOM_RULE_C_TO_CO=yes
 %.$(TARGET): %_$(TARGET).bin
 	@
 
-%.elf: $(OBJECTDIR)/board.h  %.co $(PROJECT_OBJECTFILES) contiki-$(TARGET).a $(STARTUP) 
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -nostartfiles -o $@ $(filter-out %.a,$^) $(filter %.a,$^) $(filter %.a,$^)
+%.elf: $(OBJECTDIR)/board.h  %.co $(PROJECT_OBJECTFILES) contiki-$(TARGET).a $(STARTUP) $(OBJECTDIR)/mc1322x.lds
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -nostartfiles -o $@ $(filter-out %.a %.lds,$^) $(filter %.a,$^) $(filter %.a,$^)
 
 
diff --git a/cpu/mc1322x/mc1322x.lds b/cpu/mc1322x/mc1322x.lds.S
similarity index 90%
rename from cpu/mc1322x/mc1322x.lds
rename to cpu/mc1322x/mc1322x.lds.S
index 95fcb2665..baf458ae4 100644
--- a/cpu/mc1322x/mc1322x.lds
+++ b/cpu/mc1322x/mc1322x.lds.S
@@ -1,3 +1,45 @@
+#ifndef SYS_CONF_STACK_SIZE
+#define SYS_STACK_SIZE 2048
+#else 
+#define SYS_STACK_SIZE SYS_CONF_STACK_SIZE
+#endif
+
+#ifndef IRQ_CONF_STACK_SIZE
+#define IRQ_STACK_SIZE 128
+#else 
+#define IRQ_STACK_SIZE IRQ_CONF_STACK_SIZE
+#endif
+
+#ifndef FIQ_CONF_STACK_SIZE
+#define FIQ_STACK_SIZE 128
+#else 
+#define FIQ_STACK_SIZE FIQ_CONF_STACK_SIZE
+#endif
+
+#ifndef SVC_CONF_STACK_SIZE
+#define SVC_STACK_SIZE 16
+#else 
+#define SVC_STACK_SIZE SVC_CONF_STACK_SIZE
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ABT_CONF_STACK_SIZE
+#define ABT_STACK_SIZE 16
+#else 
+#define ABT_STACK_SIZE ABT_CONF_STACK_SIZE
+#endif
+
+#ifndef UND_CONF_STACK_SIZE
+#define UND_STACK_SIZE 16
+#else 
+#define UND_STACK_SIZE UND_CONF_STACK_SIZE
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HEAP_CONF_SIZE
+#define HEAP_SIZE 16
+#else 
+#define HEAP_SIZE HEAP_CONF_SIZE
+#endif
+
 /* Script for -z combreloc: combine and sort reloc sections */
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-littlearm", "elf32-bigarm",
 	      "elf32-littlearm")
@@ -12,14 +54,6 @@ MEMORY
 SECTIONS
 {
 
-SYS_STACK_SIZE = 1024;
-IRQ_STACK_SIZE = 256;
-FIQ_STACK_SIZE = 256;
-SVC_STACK_SIZE = 256;
-ABT_STACK_SIZE = 16;
-UND_STACK_SIZE = 16;
-HEAP_SIZE = 4096;
-
   /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
   PROVIDE (__executable_start = 0x00400000); . = 0x00400000;
   .text           :
@@ -169,26 +203,32 @@ HEAP_SIZE = 4096;
 	.stack : {
 		__stack_start__ = . ;
 
+		/* IRQ_STACK */
 		. += IRQ_STACK_SIZE;
 		. = ALIGN (4);
 		__irq_stack_top__ = . ;
 
+		/* FIQ_STACK */
 		. += FIQ_STACK_SIZE;
 		. = ALIGN (4);
 		__fiq_stack_top__ = . ;
 
+		/* SVC_STACK */
 		. += SVC_STACK_SIZE;
 		. = ALIGN (4);
 		__svc_stack_top__ = . ;
 
+		/* ABT_STACK */
 		. += ABT_STACK_SIZE;
 		. = ALIGN (4);
 		__abt_stack_top__ = . ;
 
+		/* UND_STACK */
 		. += UND_STACK_SIZE;
 		. = ALIGN (4);
 		__und_stack_top__ = . ;
 
+		/* SYS_STACK */
 		. += SYS_STACK_SIZE;
 		. = ALIGN (4);
 		__sys_stack_top__ = . ;