diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 5250fa1..cb18578 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ endif
 BUILD_DIR=build/$(BOARD)/$(ENDIANESS)
 LSYS_BUILD_DIR=libsys/build/$(BOARD)/$(ENDIANESS)
 
-CFLAGS:=$(ENDIAN_FLAGS) -G 0 -Tlink/link.ld -g -msoft-float -O2 -march=r3000 -I. -Ilibsys -Ilibsys/boards/$(BOARD) -L$(LSYS_BUILD_DIR) -Wl,-M
+CFLAGS:=$(ENDIAN_FLAGS) -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections -G 0 -Tlink/link.ld -g -msoft-float -O2 -march=r3000 -I. -Ilibsys -Ilibsys/boards/$(BOARD) -L$(LSYS_BUILD_DIR) -Wl,-M
 ifeq ($(TLB),yes)
   CFLAGS+=-DSYS_IO_BASE=0xAC000000 -DSDRAM_BASE=0x80000000 -DFLASH_BASE_IO=0xA4000000 -DFLASH_BASE_MEM=0x88000000
 else
diff --git a/src/bootloader/Makefile b/src/bootloader/Makefile
index 4f3b490..d068393 100644
--- a/src/bootloader/Makefile
+++ b/src/bootloader/Makefile
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ ifeq ($(DEBUGGER),mips)
 	DBG_OBJ := mips_dbg.o mips_dis.o
 endif
 			  
-CFLAGS=$(ENDIAN_FLAGS) -Os -flto -Wl,-M -I. -I../libsys -msoft-float -march=r3000 -G0 -I../libsys/boards/$(BOARD) -D$(BOARD) $(DBG_FLAGS)
-LFLAGS=$(ENDIAN_FLAGS) -Os -flto -nostartfiles -nodefaultlibs -nostdlib
+CFLAGS=$(ENDIAN_FLAGS) -Os -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -I. -I../libsys -msoft-float -march=r3000 -G0 -I../libsys/boards/$(BOARD) -D$(BOARD) $(DBG_FLAGS)
+LFLAGS=$(ENDIAN_FLAGS) -Os -nostartfiles -nodefaultlibs -nostdlib -Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,-M 
 
 ifeq ($(TLB),yes)
   CFLAGS+=-DSYS_IO_BASE=0xAC000000 -DSDRAM_BASE=0x80000000 -DFLASH_BASE_IO=0xA4000000 -DFLASH_BASE_MEM=0x88000000
diff --git a/src/libsys/Makefile b/src/libsys/Makefile
index d7795da..9828941 100644
--- a/src/libsys/Makefile
+++ b/src/libsys/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ifeq ($(DEBUGGER),rom)
 endif
 
   
-CFLAGS=$(ENDIAN_FLAGS) -g -msoft-float -O2 -march=r3000 -I. -Iboards/$(BOARD) -D$(BOARD) $(DBG_FLAGS)
+CFLAGS=$(ENDIAN_FLAGS) -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -g -msoft-float -O2 -march=r3000 -I. -Iboards/$(BOARD) -D$(BOARD) $(DBG_FLAGS)
 
 ifeq ($(TLB),yes)
   CFLAGS+=-DSYS_IO_BASE=0xAC000000 -DSDRAM_BASE=0x80000000 -DFLASH_BASE_IO=0xA4000000 -DFLASH_BASE_MEM=0x88000000
diff --git a/src/link/link.ld b/src/link/link.ld
index 938ddbd..b7d10bb 100644
--- a/src/link/link.ld
+++ b/src/link/link.ld
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SECTIONS
         entry = ALIGN(2);
         _entry = ALIGN(2);
         __entry = ALIGN(2);
-        *(.start)
+        KEEP (*(.start))
     } >ram
 
     .exc_vector ORIGIN(ram) + 0x80 :
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ SECTIONS
     .text           :
     {
         *(.text)
+        *(.text*)
     } >ram
     .fini           :
     {