diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 02482fc..0f2caed 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ lxqt-powermanagement (1.2.0-1ubuntu1) lunar; urgency=medium
   * Revert a sync from Debian.
   * Bumped Standards-Version to 4.6.2, no changes necessary.
   * Added 'Rules-Requires-Root: no' to debian/control.
+  * Removed obsolete '-Wl,--as-needed' linker flag.
 
  -- Aaron Rainbolt <arraybolt3@ubuntu.com>  Sun, 19 Feb 2023 23:43:57 -0600
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 5f6e202..dbc664d 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
 export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
-export DEB_LDFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND = -Wl,--as-needed
 export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all
 
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