diff --git a/tests/C/long_test1/Makefile b/tests/C/long_test1/Makefile
index fc446be..220c92f 100644
--- a/tests/C/long_test1/Makefile
+++ b/tests/C/long_test1/Makefile
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 TARGET   = long_test1
 
-TARGET_ARCH=riscv32
+TARGET_ARCH = riscv32
 
 CC       = riscv32-unknown-elf-gcc
 
 # compiling flags here
 CFLAGS = -Wall -I. -O0 -static -march=rv32imac -mabi=ilp32 --specs=nosys.specs
+# CFLAGS = -Wall -I. -O0 -static -march=rv32imac -mabi=ilp32 --specs=nano.specs
 
-
-LINKER   = riscv32-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc
+LINKER   = riscv32-unknown-elf-gcc
 # linking flags here
-LDFLAGS   = -I. --entry main -L/opt/riscv/riscv32-unknown-elf/lib/ -T ld_script.ld
+LDFLAGS   = -I. -static 
 LIBS   = $(EXTRA_LIBS)
 
 
@@ -30,15 +30,14 @@ rm       = rm -f
 
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
-#	$(LINKER) $(OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(LIBDIR) -o $@
-	riscv32-unknown-elf-objdump -d $< > dump
-	riscv32-unknown-elf-objcopy -Oihex $< $(TARGET).hex
-#	@echo "Linking complete!"
+	$(LINKER) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(LIBDIR) $(OBJECTS) -o $@
+	riscv32-unknown-elf-objdump -d $@ > dump
+	riscv32-unknown-elf-objcopy -Oihex $@ $(TARGET).hex
+	@echo "Linking complete!"
 
 $(OBJECTS): $(OBJDIR)/%.o : $(SRCDIR)/%.c
 	@echo "Compiling "$<" ..."
-#	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCDIR) -c $< -o $@
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCDIR) $< -o $@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCDIR) -c $< -o $@
 	@echo "Done!"
 
 .PHONY: clean
diff --git a/tests/C/long_test1/helper_functions.c b/tests/C/long_test1/helper_functions.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18efcba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/C/long_test1/helper_functions.c
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+
+#define TRACE (*(unsigned char *)0x40000000)
+int _read(int file, char* ptr, int len) {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int _close(int fd){
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int _fstat_r(int fd) {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int _lseek_r(struct _reent *ptr, FILE *fp, long offset, int whence){
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int _isatty_r(struct _reent *ptr, int fd) {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int _write(int file, const char *ptr, int len) {
+  int x;
+
+  for (x = 0; x < len; x++) {
+    TRACE =  *ptr++;
+  }
+
+  return (len);
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/C/long_test1/long_test1.c b/tests/C/long_test1/long_test1.c
index d2d8a70..71fcb49 100644
--- a/tests/C/long_test1/long_test1.c
+++ b/tests/C/long_test1/long_test1.c
@@ -1,36 +1,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#define TRACE (*(unsigned char *)0x40000000)
-int _read(int file, char* ptr, int len) {
-    return 0;
-}
 
-int _close(int fd){
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int _fstat_r(int fd) {
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int _lseek_r(struct _reent *ptr, FILE *fp, long offset, int whence){
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int _isatty_r(struct _reent *ptr, int fd) {
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int _write(int file, const char *ptr, int len) {
-  int x;
-
-  for (x = 0; x < len; x++) {
-    TRACE =  *ptr++;
-  }
-
-  return (len);
-}
 
 int main(void) {