diff --git a/packages/network/samba/package.mk b/packages/network/samba/package.mk
index 73e9a5d61c..5cef10234a 100644
--- a/packages/network/samba/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/samba/package.mk
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ pre_configure_target() {
   )
 
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC -DPIC"
+  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fwhole-program"
 }
 
 make_target() {