Index: ld/ldmain.c
===================================================================
--- ld/ldmain.c.orig	2009-11-23 14:03:09.000000000 +0100
+++ ld/ldmain.c	2009-11-23 14:03:10.000000000 +0100
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   link_info.pei386_auto_import = -1;
   link_info.spare_dynamic_tags = 5;
   link_info.path_separator = ':';
+  if (getenv ("SUSE_ASNEEDED") && atoi(getenv ("SUSE_ASNEEDED")) > 0)
+    as_needed = TRUE;
 
   ldfile_add_arch ("");
   emulation = get_emulation (argc, argv);