diff --git a/projects/rocwmma/test/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocwmma/test/CMakeLists.txt
index c90470eb131..acbd87d1af7 100644
--- a/projects/rocwmma/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocwmma/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if(ROCWMMA_CODE_COVERAGE)
     add_compile_options(-fprofile-instr-generate -fcoverage-mapping)
     add_link_options(-fprofile-instr-generate)
 endif()
-add_link_options(-mcmodel=large)
+add_link_options(-mcmodel=large -Wl,--gc-sections)
 
 # Test/benchmark requires additional dependencies
 if(ROCWMMA_USE_SYSTEM_GOOGLETEST)