diff --git a/llvm.changes b/llvm.changes
index 0b635ea..2e3b3e2 100644
--- a/llvm.changes
+++ b/llvm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jul 19 14:14:20 UTC 2012 - llunak@suse.com
+
+- make link time optimization plugin accessible to ar/nm/ranlib
+- build the plugin properly
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul 14 17:30:58 UTC 2012 - adrian@suse.de
 
diff --git a/llvm.spec b/llvm.spec
index ed19c2c..90a50af 100644
--- a/llvm.spec
+++ b/llvm.spec
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ echo > utils/unittest/LLVMBuild.txt
 
 %build
 TOPLEVEL=$PWD
+# as-needed avoids linking LLVMgold to LTO, just because cmake places -lLTO before the .o file is used
+export SUSE_ASNEEDED=0
 mkdir stage1 stage2
 pushd stage1
 
@@ -276,6 +278,11 @@ pushd %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
 ln -s ccc-analyzer c++-analyzer
 popd
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1220
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/bfd-plugins
+ln -s %{_libdir}/LLVMgold.so %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/bfd-plugins/
+%endif
+
 sed -i 's,RealBin/bin/clang,RealBin/clang,' \
   %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/scan-build
 
@@ -354,6 +361,7 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/LLVMHello.*
 %{_libdir}/*profile*.a
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1220
 %{_libdir}/LLVMgold.so
+%{_libdir}/bfd-plugins/
 %endif
 %{_libdir}/clang