diff --git a/lld/ELF/SyntheticSections.cpp b/lld/ELF/SyntheticSections.cpp
index 078b2c47996d..2898048f12bb 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/SyntheticSections.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/SyntheticSections.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ MipsAbiFlagsSection<ELFT> *MipsAbiFlagsSection<ELFT>::create() {
   bool Create = false;
 
   for (InputSectionBase *Sec : InputSections) {
-    if (!Sec->Live || Sec->Type != SHT_MIPS_ABIFLAGS)
+    if (Sec->Type != SHT_MIPS_ABIFLAGS)
       continue;
     Sec->Live = false;
     Create = true;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ MipsOptionsSection<ELFT> *MipsOptionsSection<ELFT>::create() {
   bool Create = false;
 
   for (InputSectionBase *Sec : InputSections) {
-    if (!Sec->Live || Sec->Type != SHT_MIPS_OPTIONS)
+    if (Sec->Type != SHT_MIPS_OPTIONS)
       continue;
     Sec->Live = false;
     Create = true;
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ MipsReginfoSection<ELFT> *MipsReginfoSection<ELFT>::create() {
   bool Create = false;
 
   for (InputSectionBase *Sec : InputSections) {
-    if (!Sec->Live || Sec->Type != SHT_MIPS_REGINFO)
+    if (Sec->Type != SHT_MIPS_REGINFO)
       continue;
     Sec->Live = false;
     Create = true;
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/mips-elf-flags.s b/lld/test/ELF/mips-elf-flags.s
index 4a33d5211824..f8f916c9353d 100644
--- a/lld/test/ELF/mips-elf-flags.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/mips-elf-flags.s
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=mips-unknown-linux \
 # RUN:         %S/Inputs/mips-dynamic.s -o %t-so.o
-# RUN: ld.lld %t-so.o -shared -o %t.so
+# RUN: ld.lld %t-so.o --gc-sections -shared -o %t.so
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -h -mips-abi-flags %t.so | FileCheck -check-prefix=SO %s
 
 # RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=mips-unknown-linux %s -o %t.o
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/mips-options.s b/lld/test/ELF/mips-options.s
index edafd09c8da4..18f5af8ece6e 100644
--- a/lld/test/ELF/mips-options.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/mips-options.s
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # RUN: echo "SECTIONS { \
 # RUN:          . = 0x100000000; \
 # RUN:          .got  : { *(.got) } }" > %t.rel.script
-# RUN: ld.lld %t1.o %t2.o --script %t.rel.script -shared -o %t.so
+# RUN: ld.lld %t1.o %t2.o --gc-sections --script %t.rel.script -shared -o %t.so
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -symbols -mips-options %t.so | FileCheck %s
 
 # REQUIRES: mips
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/mips-reginfo.s b/lld/test/ELF/mips-reginfo.s
index dd4771c98b8d..4024a2f6634f 100644
--- a/lld/test/ELF/mips-reginfo.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/mips-reginfo.s
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=mips-unknown-linux %s -o %t1.o
 # RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=mips-unknown-linux \
 # RUN:         %S/Inputs/mips-dynamic.s -o %t2.o
-# RUN: ld.lld %t1.o %t2.o -shared -o %t.so
+# RUN: ld.lld %t1.o %t2.o --gc-sections -shared -o %t.so
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -symbols -mips-reginfo %t.so | FileCheck %s
 
 # REQUIRES: mips