diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c9e96b2591..0f8f0b5375 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -549,6 +549,15 @@ foreach attr : possible_c_attributes
         conf.set10('HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_' + attr.to_upper(), have)
 endforeach
 
+# TODO: drop this manual check when meson learns about this attribute
+possible_c_attributes += ['no_reorder']
+
+have = cc.compiles(
+        '__attribute__((__no_reorder__)) int x;',
+        args : '-Werror=attributes',
+        name : '__attribute__((__no_reorder__))')
+conf.set10('HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_NO_REORDER', have)
+
 #####################################################################
 # compilation result tests
 
diff --git a/src/fundamental/macro-fundamental.h b/src/fundamental/macro-fundamental.h
index 5690859cf4..f595be2cc5 100644
--- a/src/fundamental/macro-fundamental.h
+++ b/src/fundamental/macro-fundamental.h
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@
 #  define _retain_
 #endif
 
+#if HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_NO_REORDER
+#  define _no_reorder_ __attribute__((__no_reorder__))
+#else
+#  define _no_reorder_
+#endif
+
 #if __GNUC__ >= 15
 #  define _nonnull_if_nonzero_(p, n) __attribute__((nonnull_if_nonzero(p, n)))
 #else
diff --git a/src/shared/options.h b/src/shared/options.h
index afa17d9e30..c1ffa595ce 100644
--- a/src/shared/options.h
+++ b/src/shared/options.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ typedef struct Option {
         _alignptr_                                                      \
         _used_                                                          \
         _retain_                                                        \
+        _no_reorder_                                                    \
         _variable_no_sanitize_address_                                  \
         static const Option CONCATENATE(option, counter) = {            \
                 .id = 0x100 + counter,                                  \
diff --git a/src/shared/verbs.h b/src/shared/verbs.h
index cd18359cd7..51a9e3a525 100644
--- a/src/shared/verbs.h
+++ b/src/shared/verbs.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ typedef struct {
         _alignptr_                                                      \
         _used_                                                          \
         _retain_                                                        \
+        _no_reorder_                                                    \
         _variable_no_sanitize_address_                                  \
         static const Verb CONCATENATE(verb_data_, __COUNTER__) = {      \
                 .verb = v,                                              \