diff --git a/sys/arm/include/asm.h b/sys/arm/include/asm.h
index dc1dd7e1e449..31ab40bff750 100644
--- a/sys/arm/include/asm.h
+++ b/sys/arm/include/asm.h
@@ -88,13 +88,8 @@
 	.text; _ALIGN_TEXT; .globl x; .type x,_ASM_TYPE_FUNCTION; x:
 
 #ifdef GPROF
-# ifdef __ELF__
 #  define _PROF_PROLOGUE	\
-	mov ip, lr; bl __mcount
-# else
-#  define _PROF_PROLOGUE	\
-	mov ip,lr; bl mcount
-# endif
+	mov ip, lr; bl _mcount
 #else
 # define _PROF_PROLOGUE
 #endif