--- Makefile.am
+++ Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/include \
 	-DLOCALEDIR=\"$(localedir)\" \
 	-D_PATH_LOCALSTATEDIR=\"${localstatedir}\"
-AM_CFLAGS = -fsigned-char $(WARN_CFLAGS)
+REDUCE_SIZE_CFLAGS = -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
+AM_CFLAGS = -fsigned-char $(REDUCE_SIZE_CFLAGS) $(WARN_CFLAGS)
 AM_LDFLAGS =
 
 # Add gettext stuff to the global LDADD for systems with separate libintl
--- misc-utils/Makemodule.am
+++ misc-utils/Makemodule.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+REDUCE_SIZE_LDFLAGS = -Wl,--gc-sections
+
 if BUILD_CAL
 usrbin_exec_PROGRAMS += cal
 dist_man_MANS += misc-utils/cal.1
@@ -115,11 +117,12 @@
 blkid_SOURCES = misc-utils/blkid.c
 blkid_LDADD = $(LDADD) libblkid.la libcommon.la
 blkid_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -I$(ul_libblkid_incdir)
+blkid_LDFLAGS = $(REDUCE_SIZE_LDFLAGS)
 
 if HAVE_STATIC_BLKID
 sbin_PROGRAMS += blkid.static
 blkid_static_SOURCES = $(blkid_SOURCES)
-blkid_static_LDFLAGS = -all-static
+blkid_static_LDFLAGS = -all-static $(REDUCE_SIZE_LDFLAGS)
 blkid_static_LDADD = $(LDADD) libblkid.la
 blkid_static_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -I$(ul_libblkid_incdir)
 endif
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@
 findfs_LDADD = $(LDADD) libblkid.la
 findfs_SOURCES = misc-utils/findfs.c
 findfs_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -I$(ul_libblkid_incdir)
+findfs_LDFLAGS = $(REDUCE_SIZE_LDFLAGS)
 endif
 
 if BUILD_WIPEFS