diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0bac1460..1650f297 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ $(iso): $(kernel)
 	@rm -r build/isofiles
 
 $(kernel): cargo $(rust_os) $(assembly_object_files) $(linker_script)
-	@ld -n -T $(linker_script) -o $(kernel) $(assembly_object_files) $(rust_os)
+	@ld -n --gc-sections -T $(linker_script) -o $(kernel) $(assembly_object_files) $(rust_os)
 
 cargo:
 	@cargo build
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/linker.ld b/src/arch/x86_64/linker.ld
index 4aea8987..8334f3d3 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/linker.ld
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/linker.ld
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SECTIONS {
   .boot :
   {
     /* ensure that the multiboot header is at the beginning */
-    *(.multiboot)
+    KEEP(*(.multiboot))
   }
 
   .text :