diff --git a/compiler/pragmas.nim b/compiler/pragmas.nim
index 0df5d2020f..8e11ade4ed 100644
--- a/compiler/pragmas.nim
+++ b/compiler/pragmas.nim
@@ -1112,13 +1112,20 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
       of wFatal: fatal(c.config, it.info, expectStrLit(c, it))
       of wDefine: processDefine(c, it, sym)
       of wUndef: processUndef(c, it)
-      of wCompile: processCompile(c, it)
+      of wCompile:
+        let m = sym.getModule()
+        incl(m.flags, sfUsed)
+        processCompile(c, it)
       of wLink: processLink(c, it)
       of wPassl:
+        let m = sym.getModule()
+        incl(m.flags, sfUsed)
         let s = expectStrLit(c, it)
         extccomp.addLinkOption(c.config, s)
         recordPragma(c, it, "passl", s)
       of wPassc:
+        let m = sym.getModule()
+        incl(m.flags, sfUsed)
         let s = expectStrLit(c, it)
         extccomp.addCompileOption(c.config, s)
         recordPragma(c, it, "passc", s)