diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 75a5d63..507ea28 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ function(give_options_without_warnings target)
                 -O3
                 -flto=$<IF:$<STREQUAL:${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID},Clang>,thin,auto>
                 -mavx -mavx2
-                -Wl,--gc-sections
                 -fdata-sections
                 -ffunction-sections
                 -funroll-loops
@@ -177,6 +176,7 @@ function(give_options_without_warnings target)
                 $<$<BOOL:${EMSCRIPTEN}>:-gsource-map>)
 
         set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS_RELEASE
+                -Wl,--gc-sections # TODO: is it even needed with LTO?
                 $<$<STREQUAL:${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID},Clang>:-Wl,-plugin-opt,cache-dir=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/linker-cache/>
                 $<$<STREQUAL:${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID},Clang>:-Wl,-plugin-opt,cache-policy=prune_after=30m>)