--- configure.ac.old	2009-06-18 22:35:33.000000000 +0200
+++ configure.ac	2009-06-18 22:37:27.000000000 +0200
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 AC_SUBST(DBUS_GLIB_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(DBUS_GLIB_LIBS)
 
-if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
+if test "x$GCC" = "xyes" && test "$USE_MAINTAINER_MODE" != no; then
   LDFLAGS="-Wl,--as-needed $LDFLAGS"
 fi