diff --git a/CMake/TdSetUpCompiler.cmake b/CMake/TdSetUpCompiler.cmake
index 148415f9c..c9b9199c9 100644
--- a/CMake/TdSetUpCompiler.cmake
+++ b/CMake/TdSetUpCompiler.cmake
@@ -52,13 +52,16 @@ function(td_set_up_compiler)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${STD14_FLAG} -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti")
     if (APPLE)
       set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,-dead_strip,-x,-S")
+      set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,-dead_strip,-x,-S")
     else()
       set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections")
       set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections")
       if (ILLUMOS)
         set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,-z,ignore")
+        set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,-z,ignore")
       else()
         set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,--exclude-libs,ALL")
+        set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,--exclude-libs,ALL")
       endif()
     endif()
 
@@ -148,5 +151,6 @@ function(td_set_up_compiler)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}" PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG}" PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}" PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()