diff --git a/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
index 7fc9e20..7ee68d0 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ elseif("${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "application")
 endif()
 
 # additional linker flags used when static linkage is enables
-list(APPEND META_ADDITIONAL_STATIC_LINK_FLAGS -static -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc)
+list(APPEND META_ADDITIONAL_STATIC_LINK_FLAGS -ffunction-sections -gc-sections -Wl,--print-gc-sections -static -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc)
 
 # options for enabling/disabling Qt GUI (if available)
 if(WIDGETS_HEADER_FILES OR WIDGETS_SRC_FILES OR WIDGETS_UI_FILES)