diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/qoriq/make/custom/qoriq_t2080rdb.cfg b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/qoriq/make/custom/qoriq_t2080rdb.cfg
index 110316fc0f..814526d9ac 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/qoriq/make/custom/qoriq_t2080rdb.cfg
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/qoriq/make/custom/qoriq_t2080rdb.cfg
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ CPU_CFLAGS = -mcpu=e6500 -m32 -msdata=sysv -fno-common \
 	-D__ppc_generic
 
 CFLAGS_OPTIMIZE_V = -O2 -g
+CFLAGS_OPTIMIZE_V += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
+
+LDFLAGS = -Wl,--gc-sections