diff --git a/cmake/modules/PopplerMacros.cmake b/cmake/modules/PopplerMacros.cmake
index 037f0fd..3651562 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/PopplerMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/PopplerMacros.cmake
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ macro(SHOW_END_MESSAGE_YESNO what enabled)
   show_end_message("${what}" "${enabled_string}")
 endmacro(SHOW_END_MESSAGE_YESNO)
 
+macro(POPPLER_CHECK_LINK_FLAG flag var)
+   set(_save_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
+   include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
+   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${flag}")
+   check_cxx_source_compiles("int main() { return 0; }" ${var})
+   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${_save_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
+endmacro(POPPLER_CHECK_LINK_FLAG)
+
 
 set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH}
                               "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include" )
@@ -108,9 +116,18 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUGFULL        "-g3 -fno-inline")
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_PROFILE          "-g3 -fno-inline -ftest-coverage -fprofile-arcs")
 
-  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--no-add-needed")
-  set(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--no-add-needed")
-  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--no-add-needed")
+  poppler_check_link_flag("-Wl,--as-needed" GCC_HAS_AS_NEEDED)
+  if(GCC_HAS_AS_NEEDED)
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--as-needed")
+    set(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--as-needed")
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--as-needed")
+  endif(GCC_HAS_AS_NEEDED)
+  poppler_check_link_flag("-Wl,--no-add-needed" GCC_HAS_NO_ADD_NEEDED)
+  if(GCC_HAS_NO_ADD_NEEDED)
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--no-add-needed")
+    set(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--no-add-needed")
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--no-add-needed")
+  endif(GCC_HAS_NO_ADD_NEEDED)
 endif (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
 
 if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER MATCHES "icc")