2 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
index 88ff1154af2..2519b0826a9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
@@ -1199,6 +1199,8 @@ fn linker_and_flavor(sess: &Session) -> (PathBuf, LinkerFlavor) {
                     || stem.ends_with("-clang")
                 {
                     LinkerFlavor::Gcc
+                } else if stem == "wasm-ld" || stem.ends_with("-wasm-ld") {
+                    LinkerFlavor::Lld(LldFlavor::Wasm)
                 } else if stem == "ld" || stem == "ld.lld" || stem.ends_with("-ld") {
                     LinkerFlavor::Ld
                 } else if stem == "link" || stem == "lld-link" {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
index 9df8a99cdd6..9152a69e7a1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
@@ -476,7 +476,9 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
         // eliminate the metadata. If we're building an executable, however,
         // --gc-sections drops the size of hello world from 1.8MB to 597K, a 67%
         // reduction.
-        } else if self.sess.target.linker_is_gnu && !keep_metadata {
+        } else if (self.sess.target.linker_is_gnu || self.sess.target.is_like_wasm)
+            && !keep_metadata
+        {
             self.linker_arg("--gc-sections");
         }
     }
@@ -484,13 +486,13 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
     fn no_gc_sections(&mut self) {
         if self.sess.target.is_like_osx {
             self.linker_arg("-no_dead_strip");
-        } else if self.sess.target.linker_is_gnu {
+        } else if self.sess.target.linker_is_gnu || self.sess.target.is_like_wasm {
             self.linker_arg("--no-gc-sections");
         }
     }
 
     fn optimize(&mut self) {
-        if !self.sess.target.linker_is_gnu {
+        if !self.sess.target.linker_is_gnu && !self.sess.target.is_like_wasm {
             return;
         }