--- configure.ac.orig	2014-07-14 11:34:46.000000000 -0700
+++ configure.ac	2014-08-19 09:52:02.000000000 -0700
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@
 	      enable_tests=$enableval,enable_tests=yes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(UP_BUILD_TESTS, test x$enable_tests = xyes)
 
-if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
-  LDFLAGS="-Wl,--as-needed $LDFLAGS"
-fi
+#if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
+#  LDFLAGS="-Wl,--as-needed $LDFLAGS"
+##fi
 
 # i18n support
 IT_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.40.0])