diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 03ba28c73..f078c75e3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -395,7 +395,13 @@ endif (APPLE)
 # C & C++ setup
 #
 set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra")
+set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections")
+set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections")
+
 set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -std=c++11 -fexceptions -frtti")
+set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections")
+set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections")
+
 if (WIN32)
   set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fno-keep-inline-dllexport")
 endif (WIN32)
@@ -436,6 +442,13 @@ else (Fortran_COMPILER_NAME MATCHES "gfortran.*")
 endif (Fortran_COMPILER_NAME MATCHES "gfortran.*")
 
 
+#
+# Linker setup
+#
+set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} -Wl,--gc-sections")
+set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -Wl,--gc-sections")
+
+
 #
 # setup and test Fortran C/C++ interaction
 #