diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 533d860a1e3cfa..9926cbad3a3c6e 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -1214,6 +1214,10 @@
             ],
           },
         }],
+        # Avoid excessive LTO
+        ['enable_lto=="true"', {
+          'ldflags': [ '-fno-lto' ],
+        }],
       ]
     },
     {