diff --git a/depends/Makefile b/depends/Makefile
index ab17e43631fa4..7cf0656b06fac 100644
--- a/depends/Makefile
+++ b/depends/Makefile
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ $(host_prefix)/share/toolchain.cmake : toolchain.cmake.in $(host_prefix)/.stamp_
             -e 's|@no_upnp@|$(NO_UPNP)|' \
             -e 's|@no_natpmp@|$(NO_NATPMP)|' \
             -e 's|@no_usdt@|$(NO_USDT)|' \
+            -e 's|@lto@|$(LTO)|' \
             $< > $@
 	touch $@
 
diff --git a/depends/toolchain.cmake.in b/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
index 27949803299e8..d6688d2ff747b 100644
--- a/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
+++ b/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ if(NOT WITH_USDT AND "@no_usdt@" STREQUAL "1")
   set(WITH_USDT OFF CACHE STRING "")
 endif()
 
+if(NOT LTO AND "@lto@" STREQUAL "1")
+  set(LTO ON CACHE STRING "")
+  set(LTO_FLAGS -flto CACHE STRING "")
+endif()
+
 if(DEFINED ENV{PYTHONPATH})
   set(PYTHONPATH "@depends_prefix@/native/lib/python3/dist-packages:$ENV{PYTHONPATH}")
 else()