diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5cbc15f..1e8d1cd 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Wformat=2 -Werror -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes
 fcoeadm_SOURCES = fcoeadm.c fcoeadm_display.c
 fcoeadm_LDADD = lib/libutil.a libopenfcoe.a
 fcoeadm_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(HBAAPI_CFLAGS)
-fcoeadm_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(HBAAPI_LIBS)
+fcoeadm_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -Wl,--no-as-needed $(HBAAPI_LIBS)
 
 ## rules for building fcoemon
 fcoemon_SOURCES = fcoemon.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fcoemon_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -lrt
 fcping_SOURCES = fcping.c
 fcping_LDADD = lib/libutil.a
 fcping_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(HBAAPI_CFLAGS)
-fcping_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(HBAAPI_LIBS) -lrt
+fcping_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -Wl,--no-as-needed $(HBAAPI_LIBS) -lrt
 
 ## rules for building fipvlan
 fipvlan_SOURCES = fipvlan.c