diff --git a/stand/i386/loader/Makefile b/stand/i386/loader/Makefile
--- a/stand/i386/loader/Makefile
+++ b/stand/i386/loader/Makefile
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 	vtfontcvt -f compressed-source -o ${.TARGET} ${.ALLSRC}
 
 ${LOADER}: ${LOADER}.bin ${BTXLDR} ${BTXKERN}
-	btxld -v -f aout -e ${LOADER_ADDRESS} -o ${.TARGET} -l ${BTXLDR} \
+	btxld -v -f elf -e ${LOADER_ADDRESS} -o ${.TARGET} -l ${BTXLDR} \
 		-b ${BTXKERN} ${LOADER}.bin
 
 ${LOADER}.bin: ${LOADER}.sym
diff --git a/stand/i386/pxeldr/Makefile b/stand/i386/pxeldr/Makefile
--- a/stand/i386/pxeldr/Makefile
+++ b/stand/i386/pxeldr/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 CLEANFILES+= ${LOADER}
 
 ${LOADER}: ${LOADERBIN} ${BTXLDR} ${BTXKERN}
-	btxld -v -f aout -e ${LOADER_ADDRESS} -o ${.TARGET} -l ${BTXLDR} \
+	btxld -v -f elf -e ${LOADER_ADDRESS} -o ${.TARGET} -l ${BTXLDR} \
 	    -b ${BTXKERN} ${LOADERBIN}
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>