diff --git a/Protocol2.m b/Protocol2.m
index 24bab1c..154403b 100644
--- a/Protocol2.m
+++ b/Protocol2.m
@@ -36,3 +36,10 @@
 
 @implementation ProtocolGCC @end
 @implementation ProtocolGSv1 @end
+
+PRIVATE void link_protocol_classes(void)
+{
+	[Protocol class];
+	[ProtocolGCC class];
+	[ProtocolGSv1 class];
+}
diff --git a/loader.c b/loader.c
index 865d4a3..52dfe17 100644
--- a/loader.c
+++ b/loader.c
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ __attribute__((weak)) void (*dispatch_end_thread_4GC)(void);
 __attribute__((weak)) void *(*_dispatch_begin_NSAutoReleasePool)(void);
 __attribute__((weak)) void (*_dispatch_end_NSAutoReleasePool)(void *);
 
+__attribute__((used))
+static void link_protos(void)
+{
+	link_protocol_classes();
+}
+
 static void init_runtime(void)
 {
 	static BOOL first_run = YES;
diff --git a/protocol.h b/protocol.h
index 8cb0f4a..d27f68c 100644
--- a/protocol.h
+++ b/protocol.h
@@ -232,4 +232,12 @@ struct objc_protocol_list
 };
 // end: objc_protocol_list
 
+
+/**
+ * Function that ensures that protocol classes are linked.  Calling this
+ * guarantees that the Protocol classes are linked into a statically linked
+ * runtime.
+ */
+void link_protocol_classes(void);
+
 #endif // PROTOCOL_H_INCLUDED