diff --git a/tools/root.make b/tools/root.make
index 0141a26..159efd6 100644
--- a/tools/root.make
+++ b/tools/root.make
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
 # $Id$
 #
-
+OTHER_LIB = ""
 include $(TOOLSDIR)/functions.make

 DEFINES = -DROCKBOX -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) -DMEM=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(TARGET) \
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ $(LINKROM): $(ROMLDS)

 $(BUILDDIR)/rockbox.elf : $$(OBJ) $$(FIRMLIB) $$(VOICESPEEXLIB) $$(SKINLIB) $$(LINKRAM)
        $(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -Os -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJ) \
-               -L$(BUILDDIR)/firmware -lfirmware \
+               -L$(BUILDDIR)/firmware -lfirmware $(OTHER_LIB)\
                -L$(BUILDDIR)/apps/codecs $(VOICESPEEXLIB:lib%.a=-l%) \
                -lgcc $(BOOTBOXLDOPTS) \
                -T$(LINKRAM) -Wl,-Map,$(BUILDDIR)/rockbox.map