diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cde19f3..7ecabb0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   * Set upstream metadata fields: Bug-Submit (from ./configure), Repository,
     Repository-Browse.
   * Use canonical URL in Vcs-Git.
+  * Avoid explicitly specifying -Wl,--as-needed linker flag.
 
  -- Debian Janitor <janitor@jelmer.uk>  Wed, 16 Jun 2021 05:25:40 -0000
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 58cfeca..486327a 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
-export DEB_LDFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND = -Wl,-z,defs -Wl,--as-needed
+export DEB_LDFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND = -Wl,-z,defs
 
 %:
 	dh $@