diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index bd30286..8e0059a 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
+export DEB_LDFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND = -Wl,--as-needed
 
 %:
 	dh ${@} --buildsystem cmake --parallel
 
-
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	dh_auto_install -- DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/lxqt-qtplugin