diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index e263d0cf4a..14c3d289ca 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bdynamic -fPIE -pie \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(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) \
@@ -299,6 +302,9 @@ $(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 88c6215512..9ecd649236 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 cb251d388d..5a8d95b25d 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ $(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) \
@@ -221,6 +224,9 @@ $(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) \