diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 419ce66b..bb233cc1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ DTSCPPFLAGS	=	$(CPPFLAGS) -nostdinc -nostdlib -fno-builtin -D__DTS__ -x assemble
 
 ifneq ($(DEBUG),)
 CFLAGS		+=	-O0
-ELFFLAGS	+=	-Wl,--print-gc-sections
 else
 CFLAGS		+=	-O2
 endif