diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mpc8260ads/make/custom/mpc8260ads.cfg b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mpc8260ads/make/custom/mpc8260ads.cfg
index dbee576555..71454b2a06 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mpc8260ads/make/custom/mpc8260ads.cfg
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mpc8260ads/make/custom/mpc8260ads.cfg
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ CPU_CFLAGS = -mcpu=603e -mstrict-align -Dmpc8260 \
 
 # optimize flag: typically -O2
 CFLAGS_OPTIMIZE_V = -O2 -g -fno-keep-inline-functions
+CFLAGS_OPTIMIZE_V += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
+
+LDFLAGS = -Wl,--gc-sections