Index: lib/ReaderWriter/ELF/ELFLinkingContext.cpp
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--- lib/ReaderWriter/ELF/ELFLinkingContext.cpp
+++ lib/ReaderWriter/ELF/ELFLinkingContext.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@
     _writer = createWriterELF(this->targetHandler());
     break;
   }
+
+  // If -dead_strip, set up initial live symbols.
+  if (deadStrip())
+    // Entry point is live.
+    addDeadStripRoot(entrySymbolName());
   return true;
 }