diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/build b/packages/sysutils/busybox/build
index 05d9367280..a539cd5966 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/build
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ fi
 # optimize for size
   CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-O?|-Os|"`
 
-# Fails to compile using the gold linker.
-  LDFLAGS=`echo $LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-fuse-ld=gold||"`
-  LDFLAGS=`echo $LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-fuse-linker-plugin||"`
+LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fwhole-program"
 
 cd $BUILD/busybox*
 
@@ -25,4 +23,5 @@ cd $BUILD/busybox*
   make ARCH=$TARGET_ARCH \
        HOSTCC=$HOST_CC \
        CROSS_COMPILE=$TARGET_PREFIX \
+       KBUILD_VERBOSE="1" \
        install