diff --git a/utils/lcd4linux/patches/120-remove-as-needed-linker-option.patch b/utils/lcd4linux/patches/120-remove-as-needed-linker-option.patch
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index 000000000..b5e56fe7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/lcd4linux/patches/120-remove-as-needed-linker-option.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Makefile.am
++++ b/Makefile.am
+@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS=-I m4
+ # use this for lots of warnings
+ #AM_CFLAGS = -D_GNU_SOURCE -std=c99 -m64 -Wall -W -pedantic -Wno-variadic-macros -fno-strict-aliasing
+ 
+-lcd4linux_LDFLAGS ="-Wl,--as-needed"
++lcd4linux_LDFLAGS = 
+ lcd4linux_LDADD   = @DRIVERS@ @PLUGINS@ @DRVLIBS@ @PLUGINLIBS@
+ lcd4linux_DEPENDENCIES = @DRIVERS@ @PLUGINS@
+