diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
index b829108..544a29e 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@
         $(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
         $(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
         $(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+        $(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
         $(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+        $(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
         $(PRIVATE_LDLIBS) \
         -o $@ \
         $(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
@@ -82,7 +84,9 @@
         $(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
         $(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
         $(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+        $(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
         $(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+        $(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
         $(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
         $(PRIVATE_LDLIBS) \
         $(HOST_LIBGCC)
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index e36c616..6db0795 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@
 	-Wl,--whole-archive \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
@@ -258,7 +260,9 @@
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
 	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
index 654539c..f54a49e 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@
 	-Wl,--whole-archive \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
@@ -145,7 +147,9 @@
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(TARGET_LIBGCC) \
 	$(subst -lrt,, $(subst -lpthread,,$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS))) \
@@ -160,7 +164,9 @@
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
+	-Wl,--start-group \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+	-Wl,--end-group \
 	$(TARGET_LIBGCC) \
 	$(subst -lrt,, $(subst -lpthread,,$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS))) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(TARGET_CRTEND_O))
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index 25f8aec..350d25c 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@
 	-Wl,--whole-archive \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
@@ -148,7 +150,9 @@
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(TARGET_LIBGCC) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(TARGET_CRTEND_O))