diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b545852768..94dac81fab 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-06-27  Roland McGrath  <roland@hack.frob.com>
+
+	* elf/soinit.c (__CTOR_LIST__, __DTOR_LIST__): Add used attribute.
+
 2011-06-27  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@gmail.com>
 
 	[BZ #12350]
diff --git a/elf/soinit.c b/elf/soinit.c
index 76033ea90c..71398308d2 100644
--- a/elf/soinit.c
+++ b/elf/soinit.c
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 # include <stdlib.h>
 
 static void (*const __CTOR_LIST__[1]) (void)
-     __attribute__ ((section (".ctors")))
-     = { (void (*) (void)) -1 };
+  __attribute__ ((used, section (".ctors")))
+  = { (void (*) (void)) -1 };
 static void (*const __DTOR_LIST__[1]) (void)
-     __attribute__ ((section (".dtors")))
-     = { (void (*) (void)) -1 };
+  __attribute__ ((used, section (".dtors")))
+  = { (void (*) (void)) -1 };
 
 static inline void
 run_hooks (void (*const list[]) (void))