diff --git a/unison.changes b/unison.changes
index 5a83b80..9c05aef 100644
--- a/unison.changes
+++ b/unison.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
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 21 09:28:20 CET 2008 - seife@suse.de
 
diff --git a/unison.spec b/unison.spec
index aa56553..4adcf51 100644
--- a/unison.spec
+++ b/unison.spec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ License:        GPL v2 or later
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/Other
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        2.27.57
-Release:        116
+Release:        117
 Source0:        http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/download/releases/stable/unison-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/download/releases/stable/unison-%{version}-manual.html
 Source2:        %name.desktop
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ 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
 %ifarch s390 s390x
 make UISTYLE=gtk2 NATIVE=false THREADS=false
 %else
@@ -85,6 +88,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT;
 %{_bindir}/%{name}
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun 19 2009 coolo@novell.com
+- disable as-needed for this package as it fails to build with it
 * Mon Jan 21 2008 seife@suse.de
 - Updated to 2.27.57:
   * only some minor bugfixes (mistriggering assertions etc)
@@ -155,7 +160,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT;
 - replaced pdf file (unreadable) with ps file
 * Tue Sep 17 2002 ro@suse.de
 - removed bogus self-provides
-* Mon May 27 2002 ro@suse.de
+* Tue May 28 2002 ro@suse.de
 - update to 2.9.1 makes it build with current ocaml
 * Fri Sep 14 2001 grimmer@suse.de
 - Update to 2.7.7, which fixes the following bugs (since