diff --git a/apps/codecs/codecs.make b/apps/codecs/codecs.make
index d3525791cd..e18b92c1f0 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/codecs.make
+++ b/apps/codecs/codecs.make
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ $(CODECDIR)/%-pre.map: $(CODEC_CRT0) $(CODECLINK_LDS) $(CODECDIR)/%.o $(CODECLIB
 		$(CODECLIB) \
 		-lgcc $(subst .map,-pre.map,$(CODECLDFLAGS))
 
-$(CODECDIR)/%.codec: $(CODECDIR)/%.o $(LIBSETJMP)
+$(CODECDIR)/%.codec: $(CODECDIR)/%.o $(LIBSETJMP) $(LIBARMSUPPORT)
 	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CODECFLAGS) -o $(CODECDIR)/$*.elf \
 		$(filter %.o, $^) \
 		$(filter %.a, $+) \
diff --git a/apps/codecs/lib/SOURCES b/apps/codecs/lib/SOURCES
index cd38dc1545..257dcb5838 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/lib/SOURCES
+++ b/apps/codecs/lib/SOURCES
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ mdct_lookup.c
 fft-ffmpeg.c
 mdct.c
 
-#ifdef CPU_ARM
-../../../firmware/target/arm/support-arm.S
-#endif
-
 #elif (CONFIG_PLATFORM & PLATFORM_HOSTED) && defined(__APPLE__)
 osx.dummy.c
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/plugins/imageviewer/imageviewer.make b/apps/plugins/imageviewer/imageviewer.make
index d06bbfd571..8f933e3046 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/imageviewer/imageviewer.make
+++ b/apps/plugins/imageviewer/imageviewer.make
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 # rule to create reference map for image decoder
-$(IMGVBUILDDIR)/%.refmap: $(APPSDIR)/plugin.h $(IMGVSRCDIR)/imageviewer.h $(PLUGINLINK_LDS) $(PLUGINLIB) $(PLUGINBITMAPLIB)
+$(IMGVBUILDDIR)/%.refmap: $(APPSDIR)/plugin.h $(IMGVSRCDIR)/imageviewer.h $(PLUGINLINK_LDS) $(PLUGINLIB) $(LIBARMSUPPORT) $(PLUGINBITMAPLIB)
 	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(IMGDECFLAGS) -o /dev/null \
 		$(filter %.o, $^) \
 		$(filter %.a, $+) \
diff --git a/apps/plugins/lib/SOURCES b/apps/plugins/lib/SOURCES
index 2c0fc2a611..4b33901088 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/lib/SOURCES
+++ b/apps/plugins/lib/SOURCES
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ playergfx.c
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
 
 #ifdef CPU_ARM
-../../../firmware/target/arm/support-arm.S
 pluginlib_jpeg_idct_arm.S
 #endif
 
diff --git a/apps/plugins/plugins.make b/apps/plugins/plugins.make
index fca37aa763..1bf78d82c1 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/plugins.make
+++ b/apps/plugins/plugins.make
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ PLUGINFLAGS = -I$(APPSDIR)/plugins -DPLUGIN $(CFLAGS)
 $(ROCKS1): $(BUILDDIR)/%.rock: $(BUILDDIR)/%.o
 
 # dependency for all plugins
-$(ROCKS): $(APPSDIR)/plugin.h $(PLUGINLINK_LDS) $(PLUGINLIB) $(PLUGINBITMAPLIB) $(PLUGIN_CRT0) $(LIBSETJMP)
+$(ROCKS): $(APPSDIR)/plugin.h $(PLUGINLINK_LDS) $(PLUGINLIB) $(PLUGINBITMAPLIB) $(PLUGIN_CRT0) $(LIBSETJMP) $(LIBARMSUPPORT)
 
 $(PLUGINLIB): $(PLUGINLIB_OBJ)
 	$(SILENT)$(shell rm -f $@)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ endif
 $(BUILDDIR)/apps/plugins/%.lua: $(ROOTDIR)/apps/plugins/%.lua
 	$(call PRINTS,CP $(subst $(ROOTDIR)/,,$<))cp $< $(BUILDDIR)/apps/plugins/
 
-$(BUILDDIR)/%.refmap: $(APPSDIR)/plugin.h $(OVERLAYREF_LDS) $(PLUGINLIB) $(PLUGINBITMAPLIB) $(LIBSETJMP) $(PLUGIN_CRT0)
+$(BUILDDIR)/%.refmap: $(APPSDIR)/plugin.h $(OVERLAYREF_LDS) $(PLUGINLIB) $(PLUGINBITMAPLIB) $(LIBSETJMP) $(LIBARMSUPPORT) $(PLUGIN_CRT0)
 	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(PLUGINFLAGS) -o /dev/null \
 		$(filter %.o, $^) \
 		$(filter %.a, $+) \
diff --git a/firmware/SOURCES b/firmware/SOURCES
index 438c9e6526..f2036734a5 100644
--- a/firmware/SOURCES
+++ b/firmware/SOURCES
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ target/coldfire/ata-as-coldfire.S
 
 #elif defined(CPU_PP) || defined(CPU_ARM)
 /* CPU_PP => CPU_ARM, CPU_ARM !=> CPU_PP */
-target/arm/support-arm.S
 target/arm/memcpy-arm.S
 target/arm/memmove-arm.S
 
diff --git a/lib/arm_support/arm_support.make b/lib/arm_support/arm_support.make
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f6f7683b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/arm_support/arm_support.make
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#             __________               __   ___.
+#   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
+#   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
+#   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
+#   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
+#                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
+#
+
+ARMSUPPORT_DIR = $(ROOTDIR)/lib/arm_support
+ARMSUPPORT_SRC = $(ARMSUPPORT_DIR)/support-arm.S
+ARMSUPPORT_OBJ := $(call c2obj, $(ARMSUPPORT_SRC))
+
+OTHER_SRC += $(ARMSUPPORT_SRC)
+
+$(LIBARMSUPPORT): $(ARMSUPPORT_OBJ)
+	$(SILENT)$(shell rm -f $@)
+	$(call PRINTS,AR $(@F))$(AR) rcs $@ $^ >/dev/null
diff --git a/firmware/target/arm/support-arm.S b/lib/arm_support/support-arm.S
similarity index 100%
rename from firmware/target/arm/support-arm.S
rename to lib/arm_support/support-arm.S
diff --git a/tools/root.make b/tools/root.make
index dd827d6d3f..3cdee2caf7 100644
--- a/tools/root.make
+++ b/tools/root.make
@@ -70,9 +70,12 @@ ifeq (,$(findstring checkwps,$(APPSDIR)))
   endif
 endif
 
-#included before codecs.make and plugins.make so they see $(LIBSETJMP)
+#included before codecs.make and plugins.make so they see them)
 ifndef APP_TYPE
   include $(ROOTDIR)/lib/libsetjmp/libsetjmp.make
+  ifeq (arm,$(ARCH))
+    include $(ROOTDIR)/lib/arm_support/arm_support.make
+  endif
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(findstring bootloader,$(APPSDIR)))
@@ -176,6 +179,13 @@ LINKRAM := $(BUILDDIR)/ram.link
 ROMLDS := $(FIRMDIR)/rom.lds
 LINKROM := $(BUILDDIR)/rom.link
 
+ifeq (arm,$(ARCH))
+  LIBARMSUPPORT_LINK := -larm_support
+else
+  LIBARMSUPPORT_LINK :=
+endif
+
+
 
 $(LINKRAM): $(RAMLDS) $(CONFIGFILE)
 	$(call PRINTS,PP $(@F))
@@ -185,19 +195,21 @@ $(LINKROM): $(ROMLDS)
 	$(call PRINTS,PP $(@F))
 	$(call preprocess2file,$<,$@,-DLOADADDRESS=$(LOADADDRESS))
 
-$(BUILDDIR)/rockbox.elf : $$(OBJ) $$(FIRMLIB) $$(VOICESPEEXLIB) $$(SKINLIB) $$(LINKRAM)
+$(BUILDDIR)/rockbox.elf : $$(OBJ) $$(FIRMLIB) $$(VOICESPEEXLIB) $$(SKINLIB) $$(LIBARMSUPPORT) $$(LINKRAM)
 	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -Os -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJ) \
 		-L$(BUILDDIR)/firmware -lfirmware \
-		-L$(BUILDDIR)/lib -lskin_parser \
+		-L$(BUILDDIR)/lib -lskin_parser $(LIBARMSUPPORT_LINK) \
 		-L$(BUILDDIR)/apps/codecs $(VOICESPEEXLIB:lib%.a=-l%) \
 		-lgcc $(BOOTBOXLDOPTS) $(GLOBAL_LDOPTS) \
 		-T$(LINKRAM) -Wl,-Map,$(BUILDDIR)/rockbox.map
 
-$(BUILDDIR)/rombox.elf : $$(OBJ) $$(FIRMLIB) $$(VOICESPEEXLIB) $$(SKINLIB) $$(LINKROM)
+$(BUILDDIR)/rombox.elf : $$(OBJ) $$(FIRMLIB) $$(VOICESPEEXLIB) $$(SKINLIB) $$(LIBARMSUPPORT) $$(LINKROM)
 	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -Os -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJ) \
-		$(VOICESPEEXLIB) $(FIRMLIB) -lgcc $(GLOBAL_LDOPTS) \
-		-L$(BUILDDIR)/lib -lskin_parser \
-        -L$(BUILDDIR)/firmware -T$(LINKROM) -Wl,-Map,$(BUILDDIR)/rombox.map
+		-L$(BUILDDIR)/firmware -lfirmware \
+		-L$(BUILDDIR)/lib -lskin_parser $(LIBARMSUPPORT_LINK) \
+		-L$(BUILDDIR)/apps/codecs $(VOICESPEEXLIB:lib%.a=-l%) \
+		-lgcc $(GLOBAL_LDOPTS) \
+        -T$(LINKROM) -Wl,-Map,$(BUILDDIR)/rombox.map
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/rockbox.bin : $(BUILDDIR)/rockbox.elf
 	$(call PRINTS,OC $(@F))$(OC) $(if $(filter yes, $(USE_ELF)), -S -x, -O binary) $< $@