diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yaml b/.github/workflows/linux.yaml
index ff140db0..9cfbb92b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yaml
@@ -195,40 +195,46 @@ jobs:
           {
             arch: 'aarch64',
             target: 'aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu',
-            cflags: '-O2',
+            cflags: '-O2 -fno-plt -flto=thin',
+            rustflags: '-C linker=clang -C linker-plugin-lto -C link-arg=-fuse-ld=lld -C link-args=-s -D warnings',
           },
           {
             arch: 'armv7',
             target: 'armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf',
-            cflags: '-Os -fstrict-aliasing',
+            cflags: '-Os -fno-plt -flto=thin -fstrict-aliasing',
+            rustflags: '-C linker=clang -C linker-plugin-lto -C link-arg=-fuse-ld=lld -C link-args=-s -D warnings',
           },
           {
             arch: 'ppc64le',
             target: 'powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu',
-            cflags: '-O2',
+            cflags: '-O2 -fno-plt -flto=thin',
+            rustflags: '-C linker=clang -C linker-plugin-lto -C link-arg=-fuse-ld=lld -C link-args=-s -D warnings',
           },
           {
             arch: 's390x',
             target: 's390x-unknown-linux-gnu',
-            cflags: '-O2 -march=z10',
+            cflags: '-O2 -fno-plt -flto=thin -march=z10',
+            rustflags: '-C linker=clang -C linker-plugin-lto -C link-arg=-fuse-ld=lld -C link-args=-s -D warnings',
           },
         ]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
     - name: build-std
       run: |
         mkdir .cargo
         cp ci/config.toml .cargo/config.toml
 
     - name: Build
-      uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
+      uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1.40.8
       env:
+        CC: "clang"
         PYO3_CROSS_LIB_DIR: "/opt/python/${{ matrix.python.abi }}"
         CFLAGS: "${{ matrix.target.cflags }}"
-        LDFLAGS: "${{ matrix.target.cflags }} -flto -Wl,--as-needed"
+        LDFLAGS: "${{ matrix.target.cflags }} -Wl,--as-needed"
         CARGO_UNSTABLE_SPARSE_REGISTRY: "true"
+        RUSTFLAGS: "${{ matrix.target.rustflags }}"
       with:
+        before-script-linux: apt-get update && apt-get install -y clang lld
         target: ${{ matrix.target.target }}
         rust-toolchain: nightly-2023-11-15
         rustup-components: rust-src