Index: libcxx/utils/gen_link_script.py
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--- libcxx/utils/gen_link_script.py
+++ libcxx/utils/gen_link_script.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
     # Generate the linker script contents and print the script and destination
     # information.
-    contents = "INPUT(%s %s)" % (linked_libcxx, ' '.join(public_libs))
+    contents = "INPUT(AS_NEEDED(%s %s))" % (linked_libcxx, ' '.join(public_libs))
     print("GENERATING SCRIPT: '%s' as file %s" % (contents, symlink_file))
 
     # Remove the existing libc++ symlink and replace it with the script.