diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index 7b2378d06b23fd9fad75f3719b203fdb81197508..4971a0cf69a1d3b5bacb5426b815db20c9063b7a 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -278,6 +278,9 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bdynamic -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/armelf.x \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
+	-Wl,--whole-archive \
+	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
@@ -297,6 +300,9 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bstatic \
 	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
+	-Wl,--whole-archive \
+	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter-out %libc_nomalloc.a,$(filter-out %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)))) \
 	-Wl,--start-group \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
index b8e00dd3cf5f9711f1aa12524e1abf2e7da7aca9..fe4c4f3461476f9045f66540c3de373afff46f46 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bdynamic  -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/shlelf.x \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
+	-Wl,--whole-archive \
+	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
@@ -170,6 +173,9 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bstatic  -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/shlelf.x \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
+	-Wl,--whole-archive \
+	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
 	-Wl,--start-group \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-Wl,--end-group \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index 94d19b3df7964d3e9c113202fff99f36f7f4522a..5020c848c7e5b806d1fe130e0e16ef89ec727fe4 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
+	-Wl,--whole-archive \
+	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
@@ -198,6 +201,9 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
+	-Wl,--whole-archive \
+	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
 	-Wl,--start-group \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(TARGET_LIBGCC) \