diff --git a/sys-apps/attr/attr-2.4.48-r3.ebuild b/sys-apps/attr/attr-2.4.48-r3.ebuild
index 1c55fe11bd636..c5ed52072cc32 100644
--- a/sys-apps/attr/attr-2.4.48-r3.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/attr/attr-2.4.48-r3.ebuild
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ PATCHES=(
 pkg_setup() {
 	# Remove -flto* from flags as this breaks binaries (bug #644048)
 	filter-flags -flto*
+	append-ldflags "-Wl,--no-gc-sections" #700116
 }
 
 src_prepare() {