diff --git a/arch/arm/config.mk b/arch/arm/config.mk
index f556ee3329..16c63e1266 100644
--- a/arch/arm/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/config.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ CFLAGS_NON_EFI := -fno-pic -ffixed-r9 -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections \
 		  -fstack-protector-strong
 CFLAGS_EFI := -fpic -fshort-wchar
 
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_LTO)$(CONFIG_USE_PRIVATE_LIBGCC),yy)
 LDFLAGS_FINAL += --gc-sections
+endif
 
 ifndef CONFIG_LTO
 PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections