diff --git a/mk/spdk.common.mk b/mk/spdk.common.mk
index 3fc04792f..2b97bf689 100644
--- a/mk/spdk.common.mk
+++ b/mk/spdk.common.mk
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ define spdk_build_realname_shared_lib
 	    -Wl,--soname,$(notdir $@) \
 	    -Wl,--whole-archive $(1) -Wl,--no-whole-archive \
 	    -Wl,--version-script=$(2) \
-	    $(3)
+	    $(3) -Wl,--no-as-needed $(4) -Wl,--as-needed
 endef
 
 BUILD_LINKERNAME_LIB=\
diff --git a/mk/spdk.lib.mk b/mk/spdk.lib.mk
index 39bf907ff..805576fb0 100644
--- a/mk/spdk.lib.mk
+++ b/mk/spdk.lib.mk
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ $(SHARED_LINKED_LIB): $(SHARED_REALNAME_LIB)
 
 $(SHARED_REALNAME_LIB): $(LIB)
 	$(Q)echo "  SO $(notdir $@)"; \
-	$(call spdk_build_realname_shared_lib,$^,$(SPDK_MAP_FILE),$(LOCAL_SYS_LIBS) $(SPDK_DEP_LIBS))
+	$(call spdk_build_realname_shared_lib,$^,$(SPDK_MAP_FILE),$(LOCAL_SYS_LIBS),$(SPDK_DEP_LIBS))
 
 $(LIB): $(OBJS)
 	$(LIB_C)