diff --git a/ltmain.sh b/ltmain.sh
index d11f1e022..159b58961 100644
--- a/ltmain.sh
+++ b/ltmain.sh
@@ -7312,6 +7312,11 @@ func_mode_link ()
 	arg=$func_stripname_result
 	;;
 
+      -Wl,--as-needed|-Wl,--no-as-needed)
+	deplibs="$arg $deplibs"
+	continue
+	;;
+
       -Wl,*)
 	func_stripname '-Wl,' '' "$arg"
 	args=$func_stripname_result
@@ -7703,6 +7708,15 @@ func_mode_link ()
 	lib=
 	found=false
 	case $deplib in
+	-Wl,--as-needed|-Wl,--no-as-needed)
+	  if test "$linkmode,$pass" = "prog,link"; then
+	    compile_deplibs="$deplib $compile_deplibs"
+	    finalize_deplibs="$deplib $finalize_deplibs"
+	  else
+	    deplibs="$deplib $deplibs"
+	  fi
+	  continue
+	  ;;
 	-mt|-mthreads|-kthread|-Kthread|-pthread|-pthreads|--thread-safe \
         |-threads|-fopenmp|-openmp|-mp|-xopenmp|-omp|-qsmp=*)
 	  if test prog,link = "$linkmode,$pass"; then