diff --git a/sdk/cmake/gcc.cmake b/sdk/cmake/gcc.cmake
index d37d1c06553..c6bfb95d41a 100644
--- a/sdk/cmake/gcc.cmake
+++ b/sdk/cmake/gcc.cmake
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ set(CMAKE_C_CREATE_SHARED_MODULE ${CMAKE_C_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY})
 set(CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_SHARED_MODULE ${CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY})
 set(CMAKE_RC_CREATE_SHARED_MODULE ${CMAKE_RC_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY})
 
-set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-nostdlib -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base,--disable-auto-import,--disable-stdcall-fixup")
+set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-nostdlib -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base,--disable-auto-import,--disable-stdcall-fixup,--gc-sections")
 set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT} -Wl,--disable-stdcall-fixup")
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT} -Wl,--disable-stdcall-fixup")