diff --git a/src/consts.rs b/src/consts.rs
index ba4589bd8102..ddc2b88191bd 100644
--- a/src/consts.rs
+++ b/src/consts.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ impl<'gcc, 'tcx> StaticMethods for CodegenCx<'gcc, 'tcx> {
             // TODO(antoyo): set link section.
         }
 
-        if attrs.flags.contains(CodegenFnAttrFlags::USED) {
+        if attrs.flags.contains(CodegenFnAttrFlags::USED) || attrs.flags.contains(CodegenFnAttrFlags::USED_LINKER) {
             self.add_used_global(global.to_rvalue());
         }
     }