diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/as-needed.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/as-needed.inc
index 9d2056e17a..4f249fd3e6 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/as-needed.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/as-needed.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 ASNEEDED = "-Wl,--as-needed"
 
+ASNEEDED_pn-babeltrace = ""
 ASNEEDED_pn-console-tools = ""
 ASNEEDED_pn-distcc = ""
 ASNEEDED_pn-openobex = ""