--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS=-I m4
 # use this for lots of warnings
 #AM_CFLAGS = -D_GNU_SOURCE -std=c99 -m64 -Wall -W -pedantic -Wno-variadic-macros -fno-strict-aliasing
 
-lcd4linux_LDFLAGS ="-Wl,--as-needed"
+lcd4linux_LDFLAGS = 
 lcd4linux_LDADD   = @DRIVERS@ @PLUGINS@ @DRVLIBS@ @PLUGINLIBS@
 lcd4linux_DEPENDENCIES = @DRIVERS@ @PLUGINS@
 
