diff --git a/src/common/cutscenes/movieplayer.cpp b/src/common/cutscenes/movieplayer.cpp
index a1b04385f..bfe5cf7b9 100644
--- a/src/common/cutscenes/movieplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/common/cutscenes/movieplayer.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 #include <zmusic.h>
 #include "filereadermusicinterface.h"
 
+void LinkMoviePlayer() { }
+
 class MoviePlayer
 {
 protected:
diff --git a/src/common/engine/date.cpp b/src/common/engine/date.cpp
index 63e3776b7..452b31dbf 100644
--- a/src/common/engine/date.cpp
+++ b/src/common/engine/date.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 time_t 			epochoffset = 0;		// epoch start in seconds (0 = January 1st, 1970)
 
+void LinkDate() { }
 
 //==========================================================================
 //
diff --git a/src/common/objects/autosegs.cpp b/src/common/objects/autosegs.cpp
index e9b3f935f..49408dc0b 100644
--- a/src/common/objects/autosegs.cpp
+++ b/src/common/objects/autosegs.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,28 @@ AUTOSEG_VARIABLE(CVarDecl, AUTOSEG_VREG)
 #undef AUTOSEG_STOP
 #undef AUTOSEG_START
 
+void LinkVMThunksActors();
+void LinkVMIterators();
+void LinkDynArrays();
+void LinkMaps();
+void LinkDate();
+void LinkPPShader();
+void LinkMoviePlayer();
+void LinkPlayermenu();
+
+void LinkUnreferencedZScriptGlobals()
+{
+	// The linker in C++ only links .obj files from static libraries that it can find direct references to.
+	// Some source files contain no external references so we have to force the linkage.
+	LinkVMThunksActors();
+	LinkVMIterators();
+	LinkDynArrays();
+	LinkMaps();
+	LinkDate();
+	LinkPPShader();
+	LinkMoviePlayer();
+	LinkPlayermenu();
+}
 
 void FAutoSeg::Initialize()
 {
diff --git a/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocessshader.cpp b/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocessshader.cpp
index 0e2b8d8cf..d9534a3d4 100644
--- a/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocessshader.cpp
+++ b/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocessshader.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include "hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocessshader.h"
 #include "hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.h"
 
+void LinkPPShader() { }
+
 static void ShaderSetEnabled(const FString &shaderName, bool value)
 {
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < PostProcessShaders.Size(); i++)
diff --git a/src/common/scripting/core/dynarrays.cpp b/src/common/scripting/core/dynarrays.cpp
index 207c91fbc..b0d458062 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/core/dynarrays.cpp
+++ b/src/common/scripting/core/dynarrays.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #include "types.h"
 #include "v_draw.h"
 
+void LinkDynArrays() { }
+
 // We need one specific type for each of the 8 integral VM types and instantiate the needed functions for each of them.
 // Dynamic arrays cannot hold structs because for every type there'd need to be an internal implementation which is impossible.
 
diff --git a/src/common/scripting/core/maps.cpp b/src/common/scripting/core/maps.cpp
index bed5110de..16760ce88 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/core/maps.cpp
+++ b/src/common/scripting/core/maps.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "v_draw.h"
 #include "maps.h"
 
+void LinkMaps() { }
 
 //==========================================================================
 //
diff --git a/src/gamemain.cpp b/src/gamemain.cpp
index 934e4b50b..79c3916a9 100644
--- a/src/gamemain.cpp
+++ b/src/gamemain.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+void LinkUnreferencedZScriptGlobals();
+
 #if defined(WIN32)
 
 #define WIN32_MEAN_AND_LEAN
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ int I_GameMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE nothing, LPWSTR cmdline, int nCmdS
 
 int WINAPI wWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE nothing, LPWSTR cmdline, int nCmdShow)
 {
+	LinkUnreferencedZScriptGlobals();
 	return I_GameMain(hInstance, nothing, cmdline, nCmdShow);
 }
 
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ int I_GameMain(int argc, char** argv);
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
+	LinkUnreferencedZScriptGlobals();
 	return I_GameMain(argc, argv);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/menu/playermenu.cpp b/src/menu/playermenu.cpp
index 07192a2d9..ae0303368 100644
--- a/src/menu/playermenu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/playermenu.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include "vm.h"
 #include "d_player.h"
 
+void LinkPlayermenu() { }
+
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, team)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Float, autoaim)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, neverswitchonpickup)
diff --git a/src/scripting/vmiterators.cpp b/src/scripting/vmiterators.cpp
index 32d1ca1f8..f7938a435 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vmiterators.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/vmiterators.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include "g_levellocals.h"
 #include "vm.h"
 
+void LinkVMIterators() { }
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // scriptable thinker iterator
diff --git a/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp b/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
index 2cf04fd80..9e257ffe9 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 #include "gi.h"
 #include "shadowinlines.h"
 
+void LinkVMThunksActors() { }
+
 DVector2 AM_GetPosition();
 int Net_GetLatency(int *ld, int *ad);
 void PrintPickupMessage(bool localview, const FString &str);