diff --git a/libmicro.changes b/libmicro.changes
index 81896c1..c8b30a6 100644
--- a/libmicro.changes
+++ b/libmicro.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 Jul  4 10:16:05 CEST 2008 - pkirsch@suse.de
 
diff --git a/libmicro.spec b/libmicro.spec
index 8d3946a..284c7d2 100644
--- a/libmicro.spec
+++ b/libmicro.spec
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 
 
 Name:           libmicro
-License:        Other uncritical OpenSource License; CDDL
+License:        Other uncritical OpenSource License ; CDDL
 Group:          System/Benchmark
 Requires:       kernel-source gcc make       
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Summary:        kernel test suite, micro benchmark
 Url:            http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/libmicro/
 Version:        0.4.0
-Release:        80
+Release:        81
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        ctcstools-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch0:         find_binary.patch
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Authors:
     Various people from OpenSolaris community
 
 %package ctcs-glue
-License:        Other uncritical OpenSource License; CDDL
+License:        Other uncritical OpenSource License ; CDDL
 Summary:        The let-libmicro-be-run-via-ctcs glue
 Group:          Development/Tools/Other
 AutoReqProv:    on
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ Authors:
 %patch1 
 
 %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
   	make 
 
 %install
@@ -97,6 +100,8 @@ cp ctcstools/libmicro.tcf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/ctcs2/tcf
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun 19 2009 coolo@novell.com
+- disable as-needed for this package as it fails to build with it
 * Fri Jul 04 2008 pkirsch@suse.de
 - added libmicro-ctcs-glue package, now the tcf is packaged and
   can be run from the SUT without the need of NIS