diff --git a/m4macros/xdt-features.m4 b/m4macros/xdt-features.m4
index eb017b0..2fb3183 100644
--- a/m4macros/xdt-features.m4
+++ b/m4macros/xdt-features.m4
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([XDT_FEATURE_LINKER_OPTS],
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether $LD accepts --as-needed])
     case `$LD --as-needed -v 2>&1 </dev/null` in
     *GNU* | *'with BFD'*)
-      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--as-needed"
+      if test x`uname` != x"OpenBSD"; then
+        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--as-needed"
+      fi
       AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
       ;;
     *)