diff --git a/docs/platform-specification.md b/docs/platform-specification.md
index 43d7bac827a..c9f3cfec476 100644
--- a/docs/platform-specification.md
+++ b/docs/platform-specification.md
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@ compiler.libraries.ldflags=
 recipe.c.combine.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.c.elf.cmd}" {compiler.c.elf.flags} -mmcu={build.mcu} -o "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf" {object_files} {compiler.libraries.ldflags} "{archive_file_path}" "-L{build.path}" -lm
 ```
 
+If the linking process requires multiple steps, the recipe can be written using the **recipe.c.combine.NUMBER.pattern**
+syntax. In this case, each step will be executed in the order specified by the number. When multiple steps are defined,
+the **recipe.c.combine.pattern** property is ignored.
+
 #### Recipes for extraction of executable files and other binary data
 
 An arbitrary number of extra steps can be performed at the end of objects linking. These steps can be used to extract
diff --git a/internal/arduino/builder/builder.go b/internal/arduino/builder/builder.go
index 0c711273a5d..cf4af5974cf 100644
--- a/internal/arduino/builder/builder.go
+++ b/internal/arduino/builder/builder.go
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ func (b *Builder) build() error {
 	}
 	b.Progress.CompleteStep()
 
-	if err := b.RunRecipe("recipe.objcopy.", ".pattern", true); err != nil {
+	if err := b.RunRecipe("recipe.objcopy", ".pattern", true); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	b.Progress.CompleteStep()
diff --git a/internal/arduino/builder/linker.go b/internal/arduino/builder/linker.go
index 77f450a9182..f69ef31b91f 100644
--- a/internal/arduino/builder/linker.go
+++ b/internal/arduino/builder/linker.go
@@ -90,10 +90,5 @@ func (b *Builder) link() error {
 	properties.Set("archive_file_path", b.buildArtifacts.coreArchiveFilePath.String())
 	properties.Set("object_files", objectFileList)
 
-	command, err := b.prepareCommandForRecipe(properties, "recipe.c.combine.pattern", false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return b.execCommand(command)
+	return b.RunRecipeWithProps("recipe.c.combine", ".pattern", properties, false)
 }
diff --git a/internal/arduino/builder/recipe.go b/internal/arduino/builder/recipe.go
index b4c456e360f..33143bcb182 100644
--- a/internal/arduino/builder/recipe.go
+++ b/internal/arduino/builder/recipe.go
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ import (
 
 // RunRecipe fixdoc
 func (b *Builder) RunRecipe(prefix, suffix string, skipIfOnlyUpdatingCompilationDatabase bool) error {
+	// TODO is it necessary to use Clone?
+	return b.RunRecipeWithProps(prefix, suffix, b.buildProperties.Clone(), skipIfOnlyUpdatingCompilationDatabase)
+}
+
+func (b *Builder) RunRecipeWithProps(prefix, suffix string, buildProperties *properties.Map, skipIfOnlyUpdatingCompilationDatabase bool) error {
 	logrus.Debugf("Looking for recipes like %s", prefix+"*"+suffix)
 
-	// TODO is it necessary to use Clone?
-	buildProperties := b.buildProperties.Clone()
 	recipes := findRecipes(buildProperties, prefix, suffix)
 
 	// TODO is it necessary to use Clone?
@@ -60,12 +63,20 @@ func (b *Builder) RunRecipe(prefix, suffix string, skipIfOnlyUpdatingCompilation
 
 func findRecipes(buildProperties *properties.Map, patternPrefix string, patternSuffix string) []string {
 	var recipes []string
+
+	exactKey := patternPrefix + patternSuffix
+
 	for _, key := range buildProperties.Keys() {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(key, patternPrefix) && strings.HasSuffix(key, patternSuffix) && buildProperties.Get(key) != "" {
+		if key != exactKey && strings.HasPrefix(key, patternPrefix) && strings.HasSuffix(key, patternSuffix) && buildProperties.Get(key) != "" {
 			recipes = append(recipes, key)
 		}
 	}
 
+	// If no recipes were found, check if the exact key exists
+	if len(recipes) == 0 && buildProperties.Get(exactKey) != "" {
+		recipes = append(recipes, exactKey)
+	}
+
 	sort.Strings(recipes)
 
 	return recipes