diff --git a/gcc/go/ChangeLog b/gcc/go/ChangeLog
index db9d4443ac9..f0317c4a473 100644
--- a/gcc/go/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/go/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-08-02  Ian Lance Taylor  <iant@google.com>
+
+	* go-gcc.cc (immutable_struct_set_init): Always call
+	resolve_unique_section.
+
 2013-07-24  Ian Lance Taylor  <iant@google.com>
 
 	* go-gcc.cc (Gcc_backend::non_zero_size_type): If a struct has a
diff --git a/gcc/go/go-gcc.cc b/gcc/go/go-gcc.cc
index 27c756e5496..50dbb3128f1 100644
--- a/gcc/go/go-gcc.cc
+++ b/gcc/go/go-gcc.cc
@@ -1521,10 +1521,11 @@ Gcc_backend::immutable_struct_set_init(Bvariable* var, const std::string&,
 	TREE_PUBLIC(decl) = 1;
     }
   else
-    {
-      make_decl_one_only(decl, DECL_ASSEMBLER_NAME(decl));
-      resolve_unique_section(decl, 1, 0);
-    }
+    make_decl_one_only(decl, DECL_ASSEMBLER_NAME(decl));
+
+  // These variables are often unneeded in the final program, so put
+  // them in their own section so that linker GC can discard them.
+  resolve_unique_section(decl, 1, 1);
 
   rest_of_decl_compilation(decl, 1, 0);
 }