diff --git a/src/include/defaults.mk b/src/include/defaults.mk
index 511f4da..3825ef0 100644
--- a/src/include/defaults.mk
+++ b/src/include/defaults.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ LDFLAGS ?=
 override _CCLDFLAGS := $(CCLDFLAGS)
 override _LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS)
 override LDFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -L. $(_LDFLAGS) $(_CCLDFLAGS) \
-		   -Wl,--add-needed \
 		   -Wl,--build-id \
 		   -Wl,--no-allow-shlib-undefined \
 		   -Wl,--no-undefined-version \
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ override _HOST_LDFLAGS := $(HOST_LDFLAGS)
 override _HOST_CCLDFLAGS := $(HOST_CCLDFLAGS)
 override HOST_LDFLAGS = $(HOST_CFLAGS) -L. \
 			$(_HOST_LDFLAGS) $(_HOST_CCLDFLAGS) \
-			-Wl,--add-needed \
 			-Wl,--build-id \
 			-Wl,--no-allow-shlib-undefined \
 			-Wl,-z,now \
diff --git a/src/include/gcc.specs b/src/include/gcc.specs
index ef28e2b..d85e865 100644
--- a/src/include/gcc.specs
+++ b/src/include/gcc.specs
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 + %{!shared:%{!static:%{!r:-pie}}} %{static:-Wl,-no-fatal-warnings -Wl,-static -static -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now} -grecord-gcc-switches
 
 *link:
-+ %{!static:--fatal-warnings} --no-undefined-version --no-allow-shlib-undefined --add-needed -z now --build-id %{!static:%{!shared:-pie}} %{shared:-z relro} %{static:%<pie}
++ %{!static:--fatal-warnings} --no-undefined-version --no-allow-shlib-undefined -z now --build-id %{!static:%{!shared:-pie}} %{shared:-z relro} %{static:%<pie}