diff --git a/src/common/meson.build b/src/common/meson.build
index de68e408fa3..b2d45c1d675 100644
--- a/src/common/meson.build
+++ b/src/common/meson.build
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ foreach name, opts : pgcommon_variants
 
   lib = static_library('libpgcommon@0@'.format(name),
       link_with: cflag_libs,
+      link_whole: cflag_libs,
       c_pch: pch_c_h,
       include_directories: include_directories('.'),
       kwargs: opts + {