diff --git a/scripts/get_default_envs.sh b/scripts/get_default_envs.sh
index d1f2ce4d5c..3c6fdc45e1 100755
--- a/scripts/get_default_envs.sh
+++ b/scripts/get_default_envs.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ set -ue
 
 : "${OBJCOPY:=${CROSS_COMPILE:-}objcopy}"
 
-ENV_OBJ_FILE="built-in.o"
+ENV_OBJ_FILE="common.o"
 ENV_OBJ_FILE_COPY="copy_${ENV_OBJ_FILE}"
 
 echoerr() { echo "$@" 1>&2; }
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ cp ${env_obj_file_path} ${ENV_OBJ_FILE_COPY}
 # NOTE: objcopy saves its output to file passed in
 # (copy_${ENV_OBJ_FILE} in this case)
 
-${OBJCOPY} -O binary -j ".rodata.default_environment" ${ENV_OBJ_FILE_COPY}
+${OBJCOPY} --dump-section .rodata.default_environment=${ENV_OBJ_FILE_COPY} \
+	${env_obj_file_path}
 
 # Replace default '\0' with '\n' and sort entries
 tr '\0' '\n' < ${ENV_OBJ_FILE_COPY} | sort --field-separator== -k1,1 --stable