diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode.go
index 6a70ff581f..aaed6cde21 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode.go
@@ -196,6 +196,13 @@ func (d *deadcodepass) mark(s, parent *LSym) {
 	if s.Attr.ReflectMethod() {
 		d.reflectMethod = true
 	}
+	if flag_dumpdep {
+		p := "_"
+		if parent != nil {
+			p = parent.Name
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("%s -> %s\n", p, s.Name)
+	}
 	s.Attr |= AttrReachable
 	s.Reachparent = parent
 	d.markQueue = append(d.markQueue, s)
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
index 77db672bfd..f7b9b79c2f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ var (
 	Funcalign          int
 	iscgo              bool
 	elfglobalsymndx    int
+	flag_dumpdep       bool
 	flag_installsuffix string
 	flag_race          int
 	flag_msan          int
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/pobj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/pobj.go
index f4fb4d4845..b64bb5deaf 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/pobj.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/pobj.go
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ func Ldmain() {
 	flag.Var(&Buildmode, "buildmode", "set build `mode`")
 	obj.Flagcount("c", "dump call graph", &Debug['c'])
 	obj.Flagcount("d", "disable dynamic executable", &Debug['d'])
+	flag.BoolVar(&flag_dumpdep, "dumpdep", false, "dump symbol dependency graph")
 	obj.Flagstr("extar", "archive program for buildmode=c-archive", &extar)
 	obj.Flagstr("extld", "use `linker` when linking in external mode", &extld)
 	obj.Flagstr("extldflags", "pass `flags` to external linker", &extldflags)