diff --git a/src/zig_llvm.cpp b/src/zig_llvm.cpp
index 5aca64cd0a..167e7a162f 100644
--- a/src/zig_llvm.cpp
+++ b/src/zig_llvm.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ LLVMTargetMachineRef ZigLLVMCreateTargetMachine(LLVMTargetRef T, const char *Tri
 
     TargetOptions opt;
 
+    opt.UseInitArray = true;
     opt.FunctionSections = function_sections;
     opt.DataSections = data_sections;
     switch (float_abi) {