diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 78a081cec..aff346be0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -129,11 +129,14 @@ if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -g -pthread")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g -pthread")
     set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -lpthread")
-    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -lpthread")
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -lpthread")
   else()
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -g")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g")
   endif()
+
+  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--gc-sections")
+  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--gc-sections")
 endif()
 
 if(MSVC)