diff --git a/MozillaThunderbird.changes b/MozillaThunderbird.changes
index 90bf000..4d6b967 100644
--- a/MozillaThunderbird.changes
+++ b/MozillaThunderbird.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
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jun  2 11:40:59 CEST 2009 - wr@rosenauer.org
 
diff --git a/MozillaThunderbird.spec b/MozillaThunderbird.spec
index 5285767..ab1e2e8 100644
--- a/MozillaThunderbird.spec
+++ b/MozillaThunderbird.spec
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ BuildRequires:  freetype2-devel popt-devel
 %if %suse_version == 910
 BuildRequires:  gnome-vfs2 libgnome libgnomeui pkgconfig
 %endif
-License:        GPL v2 or later; LGPL v2.1 or later; MOZILLA PUBLIC LICENSE (MPL/NPL)
+License:        GPL v2 or later ; LGPL v2.1 or later ; MPL ..
 Version:        2.0.0.21
-Release:        3
+Release:        4
 Summary:        The Stand-Alone Mozilla Mail Component
 Url:            http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/Email/Clients
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Authors:
     Mozilla Foundation <drivers@mozilla.org>
 
 %package translations
-License:        GPL v2 or later; LGPL v2.1 or later; MOZILLA PUBLIC LICENSE (MPL/NPL)
+License:        GPL v2 or later ; LGPL v2.1 or later ; MPL ..
 Summary:        Translations of MozillaThunderbird
 Provides:       locale(MozillaThunderbird:af;be;bg;ca;cs;da;de;el;en_GB;es_AR;es_ES;eu;fi;fr;ga_IE;he;hu;it;ja;ko;lt;mk;nb_NO;nl;nn_NO;pa_IN;pl;pt_BR;pt_PT;ru;sk;sl;sv_SE;tr;uk;zh_CN;zh_TW)
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/Email/Clients
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Authors:
     Mozilla Foundation <drivers@mozilla.org>
 
 %package devel
-License:        GPL v2 or later; LGPL v2.1 or later; MOZILLA PUBLIC LICENSE (MPL/NPL)
+License:        GPL v2 or later ; LGPL v2.1 or later ; MPL ..
 Summary:        The Stand-Alone Mozilla Mail Component
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/Email/Clients
 %if %has_system_nspr
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ cd $RPM_BUILD_DIR/mozilla
 %patch28
 
 %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
 export MOZ_BUILD_DATE=%{releasedate}
 export MOZILLA_OFFICIAL=1
 export BUILD_OFFICIAL=1
@@ -698,6 +701,8 @@ exit 0
 %{_bindir}/thunderbird-config
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun 19 2009 coolo@novell.com
+- disable as-needed for this package as it fails to build with it
 * Tue Jun 02 2009 wr@rosenauer.org
 - Fixed build issue for gcc 4.4 (mozilla-gcc44.patch)
 * Wed Mar 18 2009 wr@rosenauer.org