diff --git a/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt b/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt
index 4cfc22858c0..c1e29b05cef 100644
--- a/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 
 find_library(LIBRT rt)
 
+string(SUBSTRING ${CMAKE_SYSTEM} 0 3 system_os)
+if(system_os STREQUAL "AIX")
+  set(SAFETY_TESTING_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_absl_exception_safety_testing_test.dir/exception_safety_testing_test.cc.o")
+  set(DELEGATE_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_throw_delegate_test.dir/throw_delegate_test.cc.o")
+endif()
+
 # Internal-only target, do not depend on directly.
 absl_cc_library(
   NAME
@@ -322,6 +328,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "exception_safety_testing_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${SAFETY_TESTING_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::exception_safety_testing
     absl::memory
@@ -391,6 +399,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "throw_delegate_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${DELEGATE_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::base
     absl::config
diff --git a/absl/container/CMakeLists.txt b/absl/container/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f80d29bd5c..2e1b1ce9b8e 100644
--- a/absl/container/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/absl/container/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+string(SUBSTRING ${CMAKE_SYSTEM} 0 3 system_os)
+if(system_os STREQUAL "AIX")
+  set(BTREE_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_btree_test.dir/btree_test.cc.o")
+  set(FIXED_ARRAY_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_fixed_array_test.dir/fixed_array_test.cc.o")
+  set(FIXED_ARRAY_EXCEPTION_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_fixed_array_exception_safety_test.dir/fixed_array_exception_safety_test.cc.o")
+  set(INLINED_VECTOR_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_inlined_vector_test.dir/inlined_vector_test.cc.o")
+  set(INLINED_VECTOR_EXCEPTION_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_inlined_vector_exception_safety_test.dir/inlined_vector_exception_safety_test.cc.o")
+endif()
+
 absl_cc_library(
   NAME
     btree
@@ -71,6 +80,7 @@ absl_cc_test(
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
   LINKOPTS
     ${ABSL_DEFAULT_LINKOPTS}
+    ${BTREE_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::algorithm_container
     absl::btree
@@ -143,6 +153,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "fixed_array_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${FIXED_ARRAY_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::fixed_array
     absl::config
@@ -160,6 +172,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "fixed_array_exception_safety_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${FIXED_ARRAY_EXCEPTION_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::fixed_array
     absl::config
@@ -223,6 +237,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "inlined_vector_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${INLINED_VECTOR_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::check
     absl::config
@@ -244,6 +260,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "inlined_vector_exception_safety_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${INLINED_VECTOR_EXCEPTION_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::inlined_vector
     absl::config
diff --git a/absl/status/CMakeLists.txt b/absl/status/CMakeLists.txt
index 00415ab94da..badb8f76245 100644
--- a/absl/status/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/absl/status/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+
+string(SUBSTRING ${CMAKE_SYSTEM} 0 3 system_os)
+if(system_os STREQUAL "AIX")
+  set(STATUSOR_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_statusor_test.dir/statusor_test.cc.o")
+endif()
+
 absl_cc_library(
   NAME
     status
@@ -96,6 +102,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
    "statusor_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${STATUSOR_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::status
     absl::statusor
diff --git a/absl/strings/CMakeLists.txt b/absl/strings/CMakeLists.txt
index 9258e553ac6..e0412c39a30 100644
--- a/absl/strings/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/absl/strings/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+string(SUBSTRING ${CMAKE_SYSTEM} 0 3 system_os)
+if(system_os STREQUAL "AIX")
+  set(STRING_VIEW_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_string_view_test.dir/string_view_test.cc.o")
+  set(STR_SPLIT_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_str_split_test.dir/str_split_test.cc.o")
+endif()
+
 absl_cc_library(
   NAME
     string_view
@@ -269,6 +275,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "string_view_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${STRING_VIEW_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::strings
     absl::config
@@ -309,6 +317,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "str_split_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${STR_SPLIT_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::strings
     absl::core_headers
diff --git a/absl/types/CMakeLists.txt b/absl/types/CMakeLists.txt
index 92b4ae493ce..8e2144eab70 100644
--- a/absl/types/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/absl/types/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+
+string(SUBSTRING ${CMAKE_SYSTEM} 0 3 system_os)
+if(system_os STREQUAL "AIX")
+  set(ANY_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_any_test.dir/any_test.cc.o")
+  set(ANY_TEST_NOEXCEPTION "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_any_test_noexceptions.dir/any_test.cc.o")
+  set(ANY_EXCEPTION_SAFETY_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_any_exception_safety_test.dir/any_exception_safety_test.cc.o")
+  set(SPAN_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_span_test.dir/span_test.cc.o")
+  set(SPAN_TEST_NOEXCEPTION "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_span_test_noexceptions.dir/span_test.cc.o")
+  set(OPTIONAL_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_optional_test.dir/optional_test.cc.o")
+  set(OPTIONAL_SAFETY_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_optional_exception_safety_test.dir/optional_exception_safety_test.cc.o")
+  set(VARIANT_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_variant_test.dir/variant_test.cc.o")
+  set(VARIANT_SAFETY_TEST "-Wl,-bkeepfile:CMakeFiles/absl_variant_exception_safety_test.dir/variant_exception_safety_test.cc.o")
+endif()
+
 absl_cc_library(
   NAME
     any
@@ -64,6 +78,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "any_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${ANY_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::any
     absl::config
@@ -80,6 +96,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "any_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${ANY_TEST_NOEXCEPTION}
   DEPS
     absl::any
     absl::config
@@ -96,6 +114,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "any_exception_safety_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${ANY_EXCEPTION_SAFETY_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::any
     absl::config
@@ -128,6 +148,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "span_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${SPAN_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::span
     absl::base
@@ -148,6 +170,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "span_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${SPAN_TEST_NOEXCEPTION}
   DEPS
     absl::span
     absl::base
@@ -219,6 +243,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "optional_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${OPTIONAL_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::optional
     absl::config
@@ -235,6 +261,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "optional_exception_safety_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${OPTIONAL_SAFETY_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::optional
     absl::config
@@ -268,6 +296,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "variant_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${VARIANT_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::variant
     absl::config
@@ -312,6 +342,8 @@ absl_cc_test(
     "variant_exception_safety_test.cc"
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_TEST_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    ${VARIANT_SAFETY_TEST}
   DEPS
     absl::variant
     absl::config