===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/bfd/elflink.c,v
retrieving revision 1.328
retrieving revision 1.329
diff -u -r1.328 -r1.329
--- src/bfd/elflink.c	2009/01/29 16:35:03	1.328
+++ src/bfd/elflink.c	2009/01/31 11:44:37	1.329
@@ -3199,6 +3199,16 @@
   return 0;
 }
 
+static bfd_boolean
+on_needed_list (const char *soname, struct bfd_link_needed_list *needed)
+{
+  for (; needed != NULL; needed = needed->next)
+    if (strcmp (soname, needed->name) == 0)
+      return TRUE;
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
 /* Sort symbol by value and section.  */
 static int
 elf_sort_symbol (const void *arg1, const void *arg2)
@@ -4434,8 +4444,11 @@
 
 	  if (!add_needed
 	      && definition
-	      && dynsym
-	      && h->ref_regular)
+	      && ((dynsym
+		   && h->ref_regular)
+		  || (h->ref_dynamic
+		      && (elf_dyn_lib_class (abfd) & DYN_AS_NEEDED) != 0
+		      && !on_needed_list (elf_dt_name (abfd), htab->needed))))
 	    {
 	      int ret;
 	      const char *soname = elf_dt_name (abfd);