diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/build b/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/build
index 7d24bba7f2..1abf53d805 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/build
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ fi
 # optimize for size
   CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-O?|-Os|"`
 
-# Fails to compile using the gold linker.
-#  LDFLAGS=`echo $LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-fuse-ld=gold||"`
-#  LDFLAGS=`echo $LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-fuse-linker-plugin||"`
+LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fwhole-program"
 
 cd $BUILD/busybox*
 
@@ -27,4 +25,5 @@ cd $BUILD/busybox*
   make ARCH=$TARGET_ARCH \
        HOSTCC=$HOST_CC \
        CROSS_COMPILE=$TARGET_PREFIX \
+       KBUILD_VERBOSE="1" \
        install