diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.pl b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
index 3f77a5d695c13..0bafed857e171 100755
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.pl
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
@@ -268,7 +268,11 @@ sub check_objcopy
 
     # 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;