diff --git a/src/Compilation.zig b/src/Compilation.zig
index 2469dfb3a1..7fe65057d0 100644
--- a/src/Compilation.zig
+++ b/src/Compilation.zig
@@ -636,6 +636,11 @@ pub const ClangPreprocessorMode = enum {
 
 pub const SystemLib = link.SystemLib;
 
+pub const LinkObject = struct {
+    path: []const u8,
+    must_link: bool = false,
+};
+
 pub const InitOptions = struct {
     zig_lib_directory: Directory,
     local_cache_directory: Directory,
@@ -679,7 +684,7 @@ pub const InitOptions = struct {
     lib_dirs: []const []const u8 = &[0][]const u8{},
     rpath_list: []const []const u8 = &[0][]const u8{},
     c_source_files: []const CSourceFile = &[0]CSourceFile{},
-    link_objects: []const []const u8 = &[0][]const u8{},
+    link_objects: []LinkObject = &[0]LinkObject{},
     framework_dirs: []const []const u8 = &[0][]const u8{},
     frameworks: []const []const u8 = &[0][]const u8{},
     system_lib_names: []const []const u8 = &.{},
@@ -1027,7 +1032,7 @@ pub fn create(gpa: Allocator, options: InitOptions) !*Compilation {
                 if (options.system_lib_names.len != 0)
                     break :x true;
                 for (options.link_objects) |obj| {
-                    switch (classifyFileExt(obj)) {
+                    switch (classifyFileExt(obj.path)) {
                         .shared_library => break :x true,
                         else => continue,
                     }
@@ -1389,7 +1394,7 @@ pub fn create(gpa: Allocator, options: InitOptions) !*Compilation {
             if (options.c_source_files.len >= 1) {
                 hash.addBytes(options.c_source_files[0].src_path);
             } else if (options.link_objects.len >= 1) {
-                hash.addBytes(options.link_objects[0]);
+                hash.addBytes(options.link_objects[0].path);
             }
 
             const digest = hash.final();
diff --git a/src/link.zig b/src/link.zig
index 11ba806f29..844f6bc153 100644
--- a/src/link.zig
+++ b/src/link.zig
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub const Options = struct {
     soname: ?[]const u8,
     llvm_cpu_features: ?[*:0]const u8,
 
-    objects: []const []const u8,
+    objects: []Compilation.LinkObject,
     framework_dirs: []const []const u8,
     frameworks: []const []const u8,
     system_libs: std.StringArrayHashMapUnmanaged(SystemLib),
@@ -683,7 +683,10 @@ pub const File = struct {
             // We are about to obtain this lock, so here we give other processes a chance first.
             base.releaseLock();
 
-            try man.addListOfFiles(base.options.objects);
+            for (base.options.objects) |obj| {
+                _ = try man.addFile(obj.path, null);
+                man.hash.add(obj.must_link);
+            }
             for (comp.c_object_table.keys()) |key| {
                 _ = try man.addFile(key.status.success.object_path, null);
             }
@@ -720,8 +723,8 @@ pub const File = struct {
         var object_files = try std.ArrayList([*:0]const u8).initCapacity(base.allocator, num_object_files);
         defer object_files.deinit();
 
-        for (base.options.objects) |obj_path| {
-            object_files.appendAssumeCapacity(try arena.dupeZ(u8, obj_path));
+        for (base.options.objects) |obj| {
+            object_files.appendAssumeCapacity(try arena.dupeZ(u8, obj.path));
         }
         for (comp.c_object_table.keys()) |key| {
             object_files.appendAssumeCapacity(try arena.dupeZ(u8, key.status.success.object_path));
diff --git a/src/link/Coff.zig b/src/link/Coff.zig
index 264d992733..c216527b50 100644
--- a/src/link/Coff.zig
+++ b/src/link/Coff.zig
@@ -920,7 +920,10 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Coff, comp: *Compilation) !void {
         man = comp.cache_parent.obtain();
         self.base.releaseLock();
 
-        try man.addListOfFiles(self.base.options.objects);
+        for (self.base.options.objects) |obj| {
+            _ = try man.addFile(obj.path, null);
+            man.hash.add(obj.must_link);
+        }
         for (comp.c_object_table.keys()) |key| {
             _ = try man.addFile(key.status.success.object_path, null);
         }
@@ -984,7 +987,7 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Coff, comp: *Compilation) !void {
         // build-obj. See also the corresponding TODO in linkAsArchive.
         const the_object_path = blk: {
             if (self.base.options.objects.len != 0)
-                break :blk self.base.options.objects[0];
+                break :blk self.base.options.objects[0].path;
 
             if (comp.c_object_table.count() != 0)
                 break :blk comp.c_object_table.keys()[0].status.success.object_path;
@@ -1093,7 +1096,10 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Coff, comp: *Compilation) !void {
             try argv.append(try allocPrint(arena, "-LIBPATH:{s}", .{lib_dir}));
         }
 
-        try argv.appendSlice(self.base.options.objects);
+        try argv.ensureUnusedCapacity(self.base.options.objects.len);
+        for (self.base.options.objects) |obj| {
+            argv.appendAssumeCapacity(obj.path);
+        }
 
         for (comp.c_object_table.keys()) |key| {
             try argv.append(key.status.success.object_path);
diff --git a/src/link/Elf.zig b/src/link/Elf.zig
index c65105fee2..5f3cc2f0ff 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf.zig
@@ -1307,7 +1307,10 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Elf, comp: *Compilation) !void {
 
         try man.addOptionalFile(self.base.options.linker_script);
         try man.addOptionalFile(self.base.options.version_script);
-        try man.addListOfFiles(self.base.options.objects);
+        for (self.base.options.objects) |obj| {
+            _ = try man.addFile(obj.path, null);
+            man.hash.add(obj.must_link);
+        }
         for (comp.c_object_table.keys()) |key| {
             _ = try man.addFile(key.status.success.object_path, null);
         }
@@ -1392,7 +1395,7 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Elf, comp: *Compilation) !void {
         // build-obj. See also the corresponding TODO in linkAsArchive.
         const the_object_path = blk: {
             if (self.base.options.objects.len != 0)
-                break :blk self.base.options.objects[0];
+                break :blk self.base.options.objects[0].path;
 
             if (comp.c_object_table.count() != 0)
                 break :blk comp.c_object_table.keys()[0].status.success.object_path;
@@ -1607,7 +1610,10 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Elf, comp: *Compilation) !void {
         }
 
         // Positional arguments to the linker such as object files.
-        try argv.appendSlice(self.base.options.objects);
+        try argv.ensureUnusedCapacity(self.base.options.objects.len);
+        for (self.base.options.objects) |obj| {
+            argv.appendAssumeCapacity(obj.path);
+        }
 
         for (comp.c_object_table.keys()) |key| {
             try argv.append(key.status.success.object_path);
diff --git a/src/link/MachO.zig b/src/link/MachO.zig
index e5be43fcf7..e9732be258 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO.zig
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ objc_selrefs_section_index: ?u16 = null,
 objc_classrefs_section_index: ?u16 = null,
 objc_data_section_index: ?u16 = null,
 
+rustc_section_index: ?u16 = null,
+rustc_section_size: u64 = 0,
+
 bss_file_offset: u32 = 0,
 tlv_bss_file_offset: u32 = 0,
 
@@ -466,7 +469,10 @@ pub fn flushModule(self: *MachO, comp: *Compilation) !void {
         // We are about to obtain this lock, so here we give other processes a chance first.
         self.base.releaseLock();
 
-        try man.addListOfFiles(self.base.options.objects);
+        for (self.base.options.objects) |obj| {
+            _ = try man.addFile(obj.path, null);
+            man.hash.add(obj.must_link);
+        }
         for (comp.c_object_table.keys()) |key| {
             _ = try man.addFile(key.status.success.object_path, null);
         }
@@ -539,8 +545,9 @@ pub fn flushModule(self: *MachO, comp: *Compilation) !void {
         // here. TODO: think carefully about how we can avoid this redundant operation when doing
         // build-obj. See also the corresponding TODO in linkAsArchive.
         const the_object_path = blk: {
-            if (self.base.options.objects.len != 0)
-                break :blk self.base.options.objects[0];
+            if (self.base.options.objects.len != 0) {
+                break :blk self.base.options.objects[0].path;
+            }
 
             if (comp.c_object_table.count() != 0)
                 break :blk comp.c_object_table.keys()[0].status.success.object_path;
@@ -649,8 +656,19 @@ pub fn flushModule(self: *MachO, comp: *Compilation) !void {
 
             // Positional arguments to the linker such as object files and static archives.
             var positionals = std.ArrayList([]const u8).init(arena);
+            try positionals.ensureUnusedCapacity(self.base.options.objects.len);
 
-            try positionals.appendSlice(self.base.options.objects);
+            var must_link_archives = std.StringArrayHashMap(void).init(arena);
+            try must_link_archives.ensureUnusedCapacity(self.base.options.objects.len);
+
+            for (self.base.options.objects) |obj| {
+                if (must_link_archives.contains(obj.path)) continue;
+                if (obj.must_link) {
+                    _ = must_link_archives.getOrPutAssumeCapacity(obj.path);
+                } else {
+                    _ = positionals.appendAssumeCapacity(obj.path);
+                }
+            }
 
             for (comp.c_object_table.keys()) |key| {
                 try positionals.append(key.status.success.object_path);
@@ -857,12 +875,17 @@ pub fn flushModule(self: *MachO, comp: *Compilation) !void {
                     try argv.append("dynamic_lookup");
                 }
 
+                for (must_link_archives.keys()) |lib| {
+                    try argv.append(try std.fmt.allocPrint(arena, "-force_load {s}", .{lib}));
+                }
+
                 Compilation.dump_argv(argv.items);
             }
 
             var dependent_libs = std.fifo.LinearFifo(Dylib.Id, .Dynamic).init(self.base.allocator);
             defer dependent_libs.deinit();
             try self.parseInputFiles(positionals.items, self.base.options.sysroot, &dependent_libs);
+            try self.parseAndForceLoadStaticArchives(must_link_archives.keys());
             try self.parseLibs(libs.items, self.base.options.sysroot, &dependent_libs);
             try self.parseDependentLibs(self.base.options.sysroot, &dependent_libs);
         }
@@ -953,6 +976,12 @@ pub fn flushModule(self: *MachO, comp: *Compilation) !void {
             try self.writeAtoms();
         }
 
+        if (self.rustc_section_index) |id| {
+            const seg = &self.load_commands.items[self.data_segment_cmd_index.?].segment;
+            const sect = &seg.sections.items[id];
+            sect.size = self.rustc_section_size;
+        }
+
         try self.setEntryPoint();
         try self.updateSectionOrdinals();
         try self.writeLinkeditSegment();
@@ -1142,7 +1171,7 @@ fn parseObject(self: *MachO, path: []const u8) !bool {
     return true;
 }
 
-fn parseArchive(self: *MachO, path: []const u8) !bool {
+fn parseArchive(self: *MachO, path: []const u8, force_load: bool) !bool {
     const file = fs.cwd().openFile(path, .{}) catch |err| switch (err) {
         error.FileNotFound => return false,
         else => |e| return e,
@@ -1165,7 +1194,23 @@ fn parseArchive(self: *MachO, path: []const u8) !bool {
         else => |e| return e,
     };
 
-    try self.archives.append(self.base.allocator, archive);
+    if (force_load) {
+        defer archive.deinit(self.base.allocator);
+        // Get all offsets from the ToC
+        var offsets = std.AutoArrayHashMap(u32, void).init(self.base.allocator);
+        defer offsets.deinit();
+        for (archive.toc.values()) |offs| {
+            for (offs.items) |off| {
+                _ = try offsets.getOrPut(off);
+            }
+        }
+        for (offsets.keys()) |off| {
+            const object = try self.objects.addOne(self.base.allocator);
+            object.* = try archive.parseObject(self.base.allocator, self.base.options.target, off);
+        }
+    } else {
+        try self.archives.append(self.base.allocator, archive);
+    }
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -1250,7 +1295,7 @@ fn parseInputFiles(self: *MachO, files: []const []const u8, syslibroot: ?[]const
         log.debug("parsing input file path '{s}'", .{full_path});
 
         if (try self.parseObject(full_path)) continue;
-        if (try self.parseArchive(full_path)) continue;
+        if (try self.parseArchive(full_path, false)) continue;
         if (try self.parseDylib(full_path, .{
             .syslibroot = syslibroot,
             .dependent_libs = dependent_libs,
@@ -1260,6 +1305,21 @@ fn parseInputFiles(self: *MachO, files: []const []const u8, syslibroot: ?[]const
     }
 }
 
+fn parseAndForceLoadStaticArchives(self: *MachO, files: []const []const u8) !void {
+    for (files) |file_name| {
+        const full_path = full_path: {
+            var buffer: [fs.MAX_PATH_BYTES]u8 = undefined;
+            const path = try fs.realpath(file_name, &buffer);
+            break :full_path try self.base.allocator.dupe(u8, path);
+        };
+        defer self.base.allocator.free(full_path);
+        log.debug("parsing and force loading static archive '{s}'", .{full_path});
+
+        if (try self.parseArchive(full_path, true)) continue;
+        log.warn("unknown filetype: expected static archive: '{s}'", .{file_name});
+    }
+}
+
 fn parseLibs(self: *MachO, libs: []const []const u8, syslibroot: ?[]const u8, dependent_libs: anytype) !void {
     for (libs) |lib| {
         log.debug("parsing lib path '{s}'", .{lib});
@@ -1267,7 +1327,7 @@ fn parseLibs(self: *MachO, libs: []const []const u8, syslibroot: ?[]const u8, de
             .syslibroot = syslibroot,
             .dependent_libs = dependent_libs,
         })) continue;
-        if (try self.parseArchive(lib)) continue;
+        if (try self.parseArchive(lib, false)) continue;
 
         log.warn("unknown filetype for a library: '{s}'", .{lib});
     }
@@ -1833,6 +1893,24 @@ pub fn getMatchingSection(self: *MachO, sect: macho.section_64) !?MatchingSectio
                             .seg = self.data_segment_cmd_index.?,
                             .sect = self.objc_data_section_index.?,
                         };
+                    } else if (mem.eql(u8, sectname, ".rustc")) {
+                        if (self.rustc_section_index == null) {
+                            self.rustc_section_index = try self.initSection(
+                                self.data_segment_cmd_index.?,
+                                ".rustc",
+                                sect.size,
+                                sect.@"align",
+                                .{},
+                            );
+                            // We need to preserve the section size for rustc to properly
+                            // decompress the metadata.
+                            self.rustc_section_size = sect.size;
+                        }
+
+                        break :blk .{
+                            .seg = self.data_segment_cmd_index.?,
+                            .sect = self.rustc_section_index.?,
+                        };
                     } else {
                         if (self.data_section_index == null) {
                             self.data_section_index = try self.initSection(
@@ -5003,6 +5081,7 @@ fn sortSections(self: *MachO) !void {
 
         // __DATA segment
         const indices = &[_]*?u16{
+            &self.rustc_section_index,
             &self.la_symbol_ptr_section_index,
             &self.objc_const_section_index,
             &self.objc_selrefs_section_index,
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Atom.zig b/src/link/MachO/Atom.zig
index a2f1b385dc..2b16bc8cb0 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Atom.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Atom.zig
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ pub fn parseRelocs(self: *Atom, relocs: []macho.relocation_info, context: RelocC
                     .X86_64_RELOC_BRANCH => {
                         // TODO rewrite relocation
                         try addStub(target, context);
+                        addend = mem.readIntLittle(i32, self.code.items[offset..][0..4]);
                     },
                     .X86_64_RELOC_GOT, .X86_64_RELOC_GOT_LOAD => {
                         // TODO rewrite relocation
@@ -1003,7 +1004,7 @@ pub fn resolveRelocs(self: *Atom, macho_file: *MachO) !void {
                     .X86_64_RELOC_BRANCH => {
                         const displacement = try math.cast(
                             i32,
-                            @intCast(i64, target_addr) - @intCast(i64, source_addr) - 4,
+                            @intCast(i64, target_addr) - @intCast(i64, source_addr) - 4 + rel.addend,
                         );
                         mem.writeIntLittle(u32, self.code.items[rel.offset..][0..4], @bitCast(u32, displacement));
                     },
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Object.zig b/src/link/MachO/Object.zig
index 12ca463760..70cdda6c2f 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Object.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Object.zig
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ pub fn parseIntoAtoms(self: *Object, allocator: Allocator, macho_file: *MachO) !
     } else blk: {
         var iundefsym: usize = sorted_all_nlists.items.len;
         while (iundefsym > 0) : (iundefsym -= 1) {
-            const nlist = sorted_all_nlists.items[iundefsym];
+            const nlist = sorted_all_nlists.items[iundefsym - 1];
             if (nlist.nlist.sect()) break;
         }
         break :blk iundefsym;
diff --git a/src/link/Wasm.zig b/src/link/Wasm.zig
index 3a09094f58..26ac9aa39e 100644
--- a/src/link/Wasm.zig
+++ b/src/link/Wasm.zig
@@ -1012,7 +1012,10 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Wasm, comp: *Compilation) !void {
         // We are about to obtain this lock, so here we give other processes a chance first.
         self.base.releaseLock();
 
-        try man.addListOfFiles(self.base.options.objects);
+        for (self.base.options.objects) |obj| {
+            _ = try man.addFile(obj.path, null);
+            man.hash.add(obj.must_link);
+        }
         for (comp.c_object_table.keys()) |key| {
             _ = try man.addFile(key.status.success.object_path, null);
         }
@@ -1065,7 +1068,7 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Wasm, comp: *Compilation) !void {
         // build-obj. See also the corresponding TODO in linkAsArchive.
         const the_object_path = blk: {
             if (self.base.options.objects.len != 0)
-                break :blk self.base.options.objects[0];
+                break :blk self.base.options.objects[0].path;
 
             if (comp.c_object_table.count() != 0)
                 break :blk comp.c_object_table.keys()[0].status.success.object_path;
@@ -1225,7 +1228,10 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Wasm, comp: *Compilation) !void {
         }
 
         // Positional arguments to the linker such as object files.
-        try argv.appendSlice(self.base.options.objects);
+        try argv.ensureUnusedCapacity(self.base.options.objects.len);
+        for (self.base.options.objects) |obj| {
+            argv.appendAssumeCapacity(obj.path);
+        }
 
         for (comp.c_object_table.keys()) |key| {
             try argv.append(key.status.success.object_path);
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 42d3c36928..84da46d45b 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ fn buildOutputType(
     var c_source_files = std.ArrayList(Compilation.CSourceFile).init(gpa);
     defer c_source_files.deinit();
 
-    var link_objects = std.ArrayList([]const u8).init(gpa);
+    var link_objects = std.ArrayList(Compilation.LinkObject).init(gpa);
     defer link_objects.deinit();
 
     var framework_dirs = std.ArrayList([]const u8).init(gpa);
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ fn buildOutputType(
                     }
                 } else switch (Compilation.classifyFileExt(arg)) {
                     .object, .static_library, .shared_library => {
-                        try link_objects.append(arg);
+                        try link_objects.append(.{ .path = arg });
                     },
                     .assembly, .c, .cpp, .h, .ll, .bc, .m, .mm => {
                         try c_source_files.append(.{
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ fn buildOutputType(
                         switch (file_ext) {
                             .assembly, .c, .cpp, .ll, .bc, .h, .m, .mm => try c_source_files.append(.{ .src_path = it.only_arg }),
                             .unknown, .shared_library, .object, .static_library => {
-                                try link_objects.append(it.only_arg);
+                                try link_objects.append(.{ .path = it.only_arg });
                             },
                             .zig => {
                                 if (root_src_file) |other| {
@@ -1751,6 +1751,15 @@ fn buildOutputType(
                         fatal("expected linker arg after '{s}'", .{arg});
                     }
                     install_name = linker_args.items[i];
+                } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-force_load")) {
+                    i += 1;
+                    if (i >= linker_args.items.len) {
+                        fatal("expected linker arg after '{s}'", .{arg});
+                    }
+                    try link_objects.append(.{
+                        .path = linker_args.items[i],
+                        .must_link = true,
+                    });
                 } else {
                     warn("unsupported linker arg: {s}", .{arg});
                 }
@@ -1845,7 +1854,7 @@ fn buildOutputType(
             const basename = fs.path.basename(c_source_files.items[0].src_path);
             break :blk basename[0 .. basename.len - fs.path.extension(basename).len];
         } else if (link_objects.items.len >= 1) {
-            const basename = fs.path.basename(link_objects.items[0]);
+            const basename = fs.path.basename(link_objects.items[0].path);
             break :blk basename[0 .. basename.len - fs.path.extension(basename).len];
         } else if (emit_bin == .yes) {
             const basename = fs.path.basename(emit_bin.yes);
@@ -2048,7 +2057,7 @@ fn buildOutputType(
                         test_path.items, @errorName(e),
                     }),
                 };
-                try link_objects.append(try arena.dupe(u8, test_path.items));
+                try link_objects.append(.{ .path = try arena.dupe(u8, test_path.items) });
                 break;
             } else {
                 var search_paths = std.ArrayList(u8).init(arena);