diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 73bff94..8fb0215 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1131,7 +1131,9 @@
 	-Wl,--whole-archive \
 	$(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
+	$(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) \
 	$(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
@@ -1179,7 +1181,9 @@
 	-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_LDLIBS)
@@ -1228,7 +1232,9 @@
 	-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_LDLIBS)
@@ -1279,7 +1285,9 @@
 	-Wl,--whole-archive \
 	$(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
+	$(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) \
 	$(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)