diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/m68k/mvme147s/make/custom/mvme147s.cfg b/c/src/lib/libbsp/m68k/mvme147s/make/custom/mvme147s.cfg
index 3eaade80d2..d8c687cb09 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/m68k/mvme147s/make/custom/mvme147s.cfg
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/m68k/mvme147s/make/custom/mvme147s.cfg
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ CPU_CFLAGS = -mcpu=68030
 
 # optimize flag: typically -O2
 CFLAGS_OPTIMIZE_V = -O2 -g -fomit-frame-pointer
+CFLAGS_OPTIMIZE_V += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
+
+LDFLAGS = -Wl,--gc-sections
 
 define bsp-post-link
 	$(OBJCOPY) -O srec $(basename $@)$(EXEEXT) $(basename $@).srec