diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 13dea600d..540774219 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -951,6 +951,7 @@
               # Specifically tell the linker to perform optimizations.
               # See http://lwn.net/Articles/192624/ .
               '-Wl,-O1',
+              '-Wl,--as-needed',
             ],
             'conditions' : [
               ['no_gc_sections==0', {