diff --git a/media-video/mjpegtools/files/mjpegtools-1.8.0-as-needed.patch b/media-video/mjpegtools/files/mjpegtools-1.8.0-as-needed.patch
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media-video/mjpegtools/files/mjpegtools-1.8.0-as-needed.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff -ru mjpegtools-1.8.0-orig/lavtools/Makefile.am mjpegtools-1.8.0/lavtools/Makefile.am
+--- mjpegtools-1.8.0-orig/lavtools/Makefile.am	2006-08-25 15:09:51.542109878 +0200
++++ mjpegtools-1.8.0/lavtools/Makefile.am	2006-08-25 15:11:37.920337695 +0200
+@@ -51,10 +51,17 @@
+ liblavrec_la_SOURCES = liblavrec.c audiolib.c frequencies.c
+ liblavrec_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) # so automake doesn't complain about audiolib & frequencies
+ liblavrec_la_LDFLAGS = $(LAV_ALL_LIB_OPTS)
++liblavrec_la_LIBADD = -llavfile -llavjpeg
++liblavrec_la_DEPENDENCIES = liblavfile.la liblavjpeg.la
+ 
+ liblavplay_la_SOURCES = liblavplay.c audiolib.c
+ liblavplay_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(LIBDV_CFLAGS) $(X_CFLAGS)
+ liblavplay_la_LDFLAGS = $(LAV_ALL_LIB_OPTS)
++liblavplay_la_LIBADD = -llavfile $(SDL_LIBS) -llavjpeg
++liblavplay_la_DEPENDENCIES = liblavfile.la liblavjpeg.la
++if HAVE_X
++  liblavplay_la_LIBADD += $(X_LIBS) -lX11
++endif
+ 
+ # *********************************************************************
+ # The tools themselves