diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.pl b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
index f599031260d5..7f6f96256b09 100755
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.pl
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
@@ -263,7 +263,11 @@ if ($arch eq "x86_64") {
 
     # force flags for this arch
     $ld .= " -m shlelf_linux";
-    $objcopy .= " -O elf32-sh-linux";
+    if ($endian eq "big") {
+        $objcopy .= " -O elf32-shbig-linux";
+    } else {
+        $objcopy .= " -O elf32-sh-linux";
+    }
 
 } elsif ($arch eq "powerpc") {
     my $ldemulation;