diff --git a/Makefile.ps3 b/Makefile.ps3
index c2c7a0ed84..021d386036 100644
--- a/Makefile.ps3
+++ b/Makefile.ps3
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ HAVE_LOGGER		   = 0
 HAVE_FREETYPE	   = 0
 HAVE_RLAUNCH      = 0
 PERF_TEST		   = 0
+WHOLE_ARCHIVE_LINK = 0
 
 CONTENT_ID_FULL		= UP0001-SSNE10000_00-0000000000000001
 CONTENT_ID		= SSNE10000
@@ -99,7 +100,12 @@ ifneq($(system_platform), win)
 	PPU_CCLD = $(CELL_SDK)/host-win32/ppu/bin/ppu-lv2-ld.exe
 endif
 
-PPU_LDLIBS =  $(FONT_LIBS) $(GL_LIBS) -lretro_ps3 -lcgc -lgcm_cmdasm -lgcm_sys_stub -lresc_stub -lm -lio_stub -lfs_stub -lsysutil_stub -lsysutil_game_stub -lsysutil_screenshot_stub -lsysutil_np_stub -lpngdec_stub -ljpgdec_stub -lsysmodule_stub -laudio_stub -lnet_stub -lnetctl_stub -lpthread
+ifeq ($(WHOLE_ARCHIVE_LINK), 1)
+WHOLE_START := -Wl, --whole-archive
+WHOLE_END := -Wl, --no-whole-archive
+endif
+
+PPU_LDLIBS =  $(FONT_LIBS) $(GL_LIBS) $(WHOLE_START) -lretro_ps3 $(WHOLE_END) -lcgc -lgcm_cmdasm -lgcm_sys_stub -lresc_stub -lm -lio_stub -lfs_stub -lsysutil_stub -lsysutil_game_stub -lsysutil_screenshot_stub -lsysutil_np_stub -lpngdec_stub -ljpgdec_stub -lsysmodule_stub -laudio_stub -lnet_stub -lnetctl_stub -lpthread
 
 PPU_RANLIB = $(CELL_SDK)/host-win32/ppu/bin/ppu-lv2-ranlib.exe
 
diff --git a/dist-scripts/ps3-cores-cex-355.sh b/dist-scripts/ps3-cores-cex-355.sh
index f83d9fc3b1..cdd4b8de44 100755
--- a/dist-scripts/ps3-cores-cex-355.sh
+++ b/dist-scripts/ps3-cores-cex-355.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@ EXE_PATH=/usr/local/cell/host-win32/bin
 
 for f in *_ps3.a ; do
    name=`echo "$f" | sed 's/\(_libretro\|\)_ps3.a$//'`
+   whole_archive=
+   if [ $name = "nxengine" ] ; then
+      whole_archive="WHOLE_ARCHIVE_LINK=1"
+      echo $name yes
+   fi
    cp -f "$f" ../libretro_ps3.a
-   make -C ../ -f Makefile.ps3 -j3 || exit 1
+   make -C ../ -f Makefile.ps3 $whole_archive -j3 || exit 1
    make_self_wc ../retroarch_ps3.elf ../CORE.SELF
    mv -f ../CORE.SELF ../ps3/pkg/USRDIR/cores/"$name.SELF"
    rm -f ../retroarch_ps3.elf ../retroarch_ps3.self ../CORE.SELF
diff --git a/dist-scripts/ps3-cores-dex.sh b/dist-scripts/ps3-cores-dex.sh
index e66528d564..b787172f81 100755
--- a/dist-scripts/ps3-cores-dex.sh
+++ b/dist-scripts/ps3-cores-dex.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ MAKE_PACKAGE_NPDRM=$EXE_PATH/make_package_npdrm.exe
 
 for f in *_ps3.a ; do
    name=`echo "$f" | sed 's/\(_libretro\|\)_ps3.a$//'`
+   whole_archive=
+   if [ $name = "nxengine" ] ; then
+      whole_archive="WHOLE_ARCHIVE_LINK=1"
+      echo $name yes
+   fi
    cp -f "$f" ../libretro_ps3.a
-   make -C ../ -f Makefile.ps3 -j3 || exit 1
+   make -C ../ -f Makefile.ps3 $whole_archive -j3 || exit 1
    $MAKE_FSELF_NPDRM ../retroarch_ps3.elf ../CORE.SELF
    mv -f ../CORE.SELF ../ps3/pkg/USRDIR/cores/"$name.SELF"
    rm -f ../retroarch_ps3.elf ../retroarch_ps3.self ../CORE.SELF