diff --git a/packages/linux/build b/packages/linux/build
index 16f8097c75..df558b93f9 100755
--- a/packages/linux/build
+++ b/packages/linux/build
@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@ make $KERNEL_IMAGE
 
 ( cd tools/power/cpupower
 
-  export CFLAGS="-I$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include"
-  export LDFLAGS="-L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/lib -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib"
+  # dont use some optimizations because of build problems
+    TARGET_LDFLAGS=`echo $TARGET_LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Wl,--as-needed||"`
+
+  export CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -I$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include"
+  export LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/lib -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib"
 
   make CROSS="$TARGET_PREFIX" \
        V=1 \