diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/rv1126_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/rv1126_defconfig
index b5ba2b2e4937..85fefe83ee85 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/rv1126_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/rv1126_defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 # CONFIG_RD_LZO is not set
 # CONFIG_RD_LZ4 is not set
 # CONFIG_RD_ZSTD is not set
+CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION=y
 # CONFIG_BASE_FULL is not set
 # CONFIG_IO_URING is not set
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y