diff --git a/gtkam.changes b/gtkam.changes
index 5070bb2..0772b66 100644
--- a/gtkam.changes
+++ b/gtkam.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jun 19 10:35:46 CEST 2009 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- disable as-needed for this package as it fails to build with it
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov  7 11:22:04 CET 2008 - meissner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/gtkam.spec b/gtkam.spec
index 17cb7ac..673bd9f 100644
--- a/gtkam.spec
+++ b/gtkam.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gtkam (Version 0.1.16)
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2008 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2009 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ License:        GPL v2 or later
 Group:          Hardware/Camera
 Summary:        A GTK Digital Camera Tool
 Version:        0.1.16
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 Url:            http://gphoto.org
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ Authors:
 %setup -q
 
 %build
+# This package failed when testing with -Wl,-as-needed being default.
+# So we disable it here, if you want to retest, just delete this comment and the line below.
+export SUSE_ASNEEDED=0
 %configure
 make %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
 
@@ -81,6 +84,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT;
 %files lang -f %{name}.lang
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun 19 2009 coolo@novell.com
+- disable as-needed for this package as it fails to build with it
 * Fri Nov 07 2008 meissner@suse.de
 - updated to 0.1.16 release
 	- translation updates
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT;
 * Tue Apr 15 2008 meissner@suse.de
 - updated to 0.1.15 release
 	- translation updates
-* Tue Aug 07 2007 maw@suse.de
+* Wed Aug 08 2007 maw@suse.de
 - Use %%fdupes
 - Split off a -lang subpackage.
 * Tue Feb 06 2007 sbrabec@suse.cz