Index: l4/tool/gendep/Makefile
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--- l4/tool/gendep/Makefile	(revision 38)
+++ l4/tool/gendep/Makefile	(working copy)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 ifneq ($(filter linux freebsd,$(HOST_SYSTEM)),)
 LIB     := $(LIB32) $(LIB64)
 LIBDL-linux := -ldl
-cmd_link = $(HOST_CC) -m$(2) -shared -Wl,-soname,$(1) $(LIBDL-$(HOST_SYSTEM)) -o $(1)
+cmd_link = $(HOST_CC) -m$(2) -shared -Wl,--no-as-needed -Wl,-soname,$(1) $(LIBDL-$(HOST_SYSTEM)) -o $(1)
 else
 ifeq ($(HOST_SYSTEM),darwin)
 LIB     := $(OBJ_DIR)/libgendep.so