diff --git a/srcpkgs/fcron/template b/srcpkgs/fcron/template
index 384b5b2d289..b45fffebfd0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fcron/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fcron/template
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ conf_files="
 ## me: fcron installer is not the king. I'm.
 ## fcron: Wine is coming.
 CFLAGS="-DHAVE_LIBPAM=1"
-LDFLAGS="-lpam"
+LDFLAGS="-Wl,--no-as-needed -lpam"
 pre_configure() {
 	sed -i 's|$(CFLAGS)|$(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)|g' Makefile.in # pass LDFLAGS for PIE
 	autoupdate