diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/obex/openobex_1.7.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/obex/openobex_1.7.2.bb
index 2db48f3418..1b56685c57 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/obex/openobex_1.7.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/obex/openobex_1.7.2.bb
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ EXTRA_OECMAKE += "-DBUILD_DOCUMENTATION=OFF"
 
 #--enable-apps --enable-syslog
 
+ASNEEDED = ""
+
 do_install_append () {
     rmdir ${D}${bindir}
 }