diff --git a/folly/lang/Keep.h b/folly/lang/Keep.h
index 759dc8afb69..b404270df0f 100644
--- a/folly/lang/Keep.h
+++ b/folly/lang/Keep.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 //  This way, the linker will see at least one reference to the kept section,
 //  and so will not throw it out.
 #if __GNUC__ && __linux__
-#define FOLLY_KEEP [[gnu::section(".text.folly.keep")]]
+#define FOLLY_KEEP [[gnu::section(".text.folly.keep"), gnu::used, gnu::retain]]
 #else
 #define FOLLY_KEEP
 #endif