diff --git a/ld/scripttempl/.Sanitize b/ld/scripttempl/.Sanitize
index cf3f66c514..0a367668c3 100644
--- a/ld/scripttempl/.Sanitize
+++ b/ld/scripttempl/.Sanitize
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
 
 Do-first:
 
+v850_files="v850.sc"
+
+if ( echo $* | grep keep\-v850 > /dev/null ) ; then
+	keep_these_too="${v850_files} ${keep_these_too}"
+else
+	lose_these_too="${v850_files} ${lose_these_too}"
+fi
+
 # All files listed between the "Things-to-keep:" line and the
 # "Do-last:" line will be kept.  All other files will be removed.
 # Directories listed in this section will have their own Sanitize