diff --git a/tools/llvm-ld/Optimize.cpp b/tools/llvm-ld/Optimize.cpp
index 9d987721e1c..96a8860e18a 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-ld/Optimize.cpp
+++ b/tools/llvm-ld/Optimize.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ void Optimize(Module* M) {
   if (!DisableOptimizations) {
     addPass(Passes, createInstructionCombiningPass());
     addPass(Passes, createCFGSimplificationPass());
+    addPass(Passes, createDeadCodeEliminationPass());
     addPass(Passes, createGlobalDCEPass());
   }