diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/package.mk
index ca4da0f2c7..204753a061 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/package.mk
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ export PYTHON_LDFLAGS="-L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION -lpython$
 export PYTHON_SITE_PKG="$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages"
 export ac_python_version="$PYTHON_VERSION"
 
+export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fwhole-program"
+
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="gl_cv_func_gettimeofday_clobber=no \
                            ac_cv_lib_bluetooth_hci_devid=no \
                            --with-arch=$TARGET_ARCH \