diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 639b949..5c90810 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 LIBS=`pkg-config --libs libcurl 2>/dev/null || echo "-lcurl"`
 LIBS=`echo "$LIBS" | sed 's/^-L/-L-L/; s/ -L/ -L-L/g; s/^-l/-L-l/; s/ -l/ -L-l/g'`
-rdmd --build-only -ofdub -g -debug -w -property -Isource $LIBS $* source/app.d
\ No newline at end of file
+
+# HACK to work around (r)dmd placing -lcurl before the object files - which is wrong if --as-needed is used
+# On newer Ubuntu versions this is the default, though
+LIBS="-L--no-as-needed $LIBS"
+
+rdmd --build-only -ofdub -g -debug -w -property -Isource $* $LIBS source/app.d