diff --git a/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas b/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas
index fa06342085..5c5ec14b85 100644
--- a/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas
+++ b/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ begin
   with Info do
    begin
      ExeCmd[1]:='ld '+platform_select+platformopt+' $OPT $DYNLINK $STATIC $GCSECTIONS $STRIP -L. -o $EXE';
-     DllCmd[1]:='ld '+platform_select+' $OPT $INIT $FINI $SONAME -shared -L. -o $EXE';
+     DllCmd[1]:='ld '+platform_select+' $OPT $INIT $FINI $SONAME -shared $GCSECTIONS -L. -o $EXE';
      { when we want to cross-link we need to override default library paths;
        when targeting binutils 2.19 or later, we use the "INSERT" command to
        augment the default linkerscript, which also requires -T (normally that