diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc b/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc
index 5164970441..a02be49ef4 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ endif
 else # CONFIG_SMM_MODULES
 
 $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm_wrap: $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.o $(src)/cpu/x86/smm/$(SMM_LDSCRIPT)
-	$(LD_smm) $(SMM_LDFLAGS) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.elf -T $(src)/cpu/x86/smm/$(SMM_LDSCRIPT) $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.o
+	$(LD_smm) $(SMM_LDFLAGS) -nostdlib -nostartfiles --gc-sections -static -o $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.elf -T $(src)/cpu/x86/smm/$(SMM_LDSCRIPT) $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.o
 	$(NM_smm) -n $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.elf | sort > $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.map
 	$(OBJCOPY_smm) -O binary $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.elf $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm.ld b/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm.ld
index 6d33fbe984..3fde36e978 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm.ld
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm.ld
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	 */
 	. = 0xa8000 - (( CPUS - 1) * 0x400);
 	.jumptable : {
-		*(.jumptable)
+		KEEP(*(.jumptable));
 	}
 
 	/DISCARD/ : {
diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_tseg.ld b/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_tseg.ld
index 4dedd2c436..49c1a326f7 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_tseg.ld
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_tseg.ld
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	 */
 	. = 0x8000 - (( CPUS - 1) * 0x400);
 	.jumptable : {
-		*(.jumptable)
+		KEEP(*(.jumptable));
 	}
 
 	/* Data used in early SMM TSEG handler. */