diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4fdda63..21155f7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ CFLAGS = -std=c99 -O3 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic
 LDFLAGS = -s
 
 CFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 vte)
-LDFLAGS += -s $(shell pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0 vte)
+LDFLAGS += -s -Wl,--as-needed $(shell pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0 vte)
 
 term: term.c config.h
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} -o $@ $< ${LDFLAGS}