diff --git a/classes/flto-automake.bbclass b/classes/flto-automake.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..517bd5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/classes/flto-automake.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+inherit autotools
+
+# use gcc equivalents of AR and RANLIB
+# to use -flto with shared libs
+PACKAGECONFIG_CONFARGS += " AR=${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc-ar \
+                            RANLIB=${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc-ranlib"
diff --git a/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-pid-control_git.bb b/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-pid-control_git.bb
index ef0b543..8293c61 100644
--- a/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-pid-control_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-pid-control_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=86d3f3a95c324c9479bd8986968f4327"
 
-inherit autotools pkgconfig
+inherit flto-automake pkgconfig
 inherit pythonnative
 
 inherit phosphor-pid-control