diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f9c84767de..b9de4656b7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -431,7 +431,9 @@ possible_common_cc_flags = [
         '-Wno-string-plus-int',  # clang
 
         '-fdiagnostics-show-option',
+        '-fdata-sections',
         '-fexcess-precision=standard',
+        '-ffunction-sections',
         '-fno-common',
         '-fstack-protector',
         '-fstack-protector-strong',