diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/as-needed.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/as-needed.inc
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+
+ASNEEDED = "-Wl,--as-needed"
+
+ASNEEDED_pn-babeltrace = ""
+ASNEEDED_pn-console-tools = ""
+ASNEEDED_pn-distcc = ""
+ASNEEDED_pn-openobex = ""
+ASNEEDED_pn-icu = ""
+ASNEEDED_pn-xserver-kdrive-xomap = ""
+ASNEEDED_pn-minimo = ""
+ASNEEDED_pn-pciutils = ""
+ASNEEDED_pn-puzzles = ""
+ASNEEDED_pn-dialer = ""
+ASNEEDED_pn-pulseaudio = ""
+ASNEEDED_pn-rpm = ""
+
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += "${ASNEEDED}"