--- a/ltmain.sh
+++ b/ltmain.sh
@@ -4715,6 +4715,10 @@ func_mode_link ()
 	func_stripname ' ' '' "$arg"
 	arg=$func_stripname_result
 	;;
+      -Wl,--as-needed)
+	deplibs="$deplibs $arg"
+	continue
+	;;
 
       -Wl,*)
 	func_stripname '-Wl,' '' "$arg"
@@ -5067,6 +5071,15 @@ func_mode_link ()
 	lib=
 	found=no
 	case $deplib in
+	-Wl,--as-needed)
+	  if test "$linkmode,$pass" = "prog,link"; then
+	    compile_deplibs="$deplib $compile_deplibs"
+	    finalize_deplibs="$deplib $finalize_deplibs"
+	  else
+	    deplibs="$deplib $deplibs"
+	  fi
+	  continue
+	  ;;
 	-mt|-mthreads|-kthread|-Kthread|-pthread|-pthreads|--thread-safe|-threads)
 	  if test "$linkmode,$pass" = "prog,link"; then
 	    compile_deplibs="$deplib $compile_deplibs"