diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/package.mk
index ff1ff545c3..892dc0338d 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/package.mk
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ 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 \
                            --disable-debug \