diff --git a/src/core/cmakehelper.cmake b/src/core/cmakehelper.cmake
index f8e0588..57a27e2 100644
--- a/src/core/cmakehelper.cmake
+++ b/src/core/cmakehelper.cmake
@@ -67,9 +67,15 @@ function(setup_compile_params arg_target)
             -Wall -Wextra -Werror
             $<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections> # -fcf-protection=full? -Wa,-mno-branches-within-32B-boundaries?
         )
-        target_link_options(${arg_target} PRIVATE
-            $<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:-Wl,--gc-sections>
-        )
+        if(APPLE)
+            target_link_options(${arg_target} PRIVATE
+                $<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:-Wl,-dead_strip>
+            )
+        else()
+            target_link_options(${arg_target} PRIVATE
+                $<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:-Wl,--gc-sections>
+            )
+        endif()
         #[[if(CLANG)
             target_compile_options(${arg_target} PRIVATE
                 $<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:-Xclang -cfguard -mretpoline>