diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a613a99bed..53d0613fb1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-11-27  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>
+
+	Bug 562427 – Compilation with --as-needed
+
+	* app/Makefile.am (gimp_console_2_7_LDADD): add $(GLIB_LIBS) so
+	libgthread gets pulled in explicitely.
+
 2008-11-27  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	Bug 562386 – PF_SLIDER and PF_SPINNER 'Step' values do not change
diff --git a/app/Makefile.am b/app/Makefile.am
index 589fc6e815..c9b7dd9985 100644
--- a/app/Makefile.am
+++ b/app/Makefile.am
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ gimp_console_2_7_LDADD = \
 	$(FONTCONFIG_LIBS)		\
 	$(FREETYPE_LIBS)		\
 	$(GEGL_LIBS)			\
+	$(GLIB_LIBS)			\
 	$(RT_LIBS)			\
 	$(INTLLIBS)			\
 	$(GIMPICONRC)