diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b6da75056..4acd0db64 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ test_ldflags = [
 ]
 
 if get_option('buildtype') != 'debug'
+  test_cxxflags += [
+    '-ffunction-sections',
+    '-fdata-sections',
+  ]
   test_cflags += [
     '-ffunction-sections',
     '-fdata-sections',