--- build/rules.mak
+++ build/rules.mak
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 $(subst /,$(HOST_PSEP),$(LIBDIR)/$(SHLIB)): $(OBJDIRS) $(OBJS) $($(APP)_EXTRA_DEP)
 	if test ! -d $(LIBDIR); then $(subst @@,$(subst /,$(HOST_PSEP),$(LIBDIR)),$(HOST_MKDIR)); fi
 	$(LD) $(LDOUT)$(subst /,$(HOST_PSEP),$@) \
-	    $(subst /,$(HOST_PSEP),$(OBJS)) $($(APP)_LDFLAGS) $(SHLIB_OPT)
+	    $(subst /,$(HOST_PSEP),$(OBJS)) -Wl,--as-needed $($(APP)_LDFLAGS) -Wl,--no-as-needed $(SHLIB_OPT)
 endif
  
 ifneq ($(SONAME),)