# https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONC-637
# https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-c/commit/4e2408c1cc298ada91b30683501c0c94a6621562
diff --git a/plugins/auth/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/auth/CMakeLists.txt
index ed9be6f3..da0b58e4 100644
--- a/plugins/auth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/auth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ IF(GSSAPI_SOURCES)
   IF(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
     SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES(${GSSAPI_SOURCES} PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS "-Wno-deprecated-declarations")
   ENDIF()
-  IF(have__Wl___as_needed)
+  IF(have__Wl___as_needed AND TARGET auth_gssapi_client)
     SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(auth_gssapi_client PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "-Wl,--as-needed")
   ENDIF()
 ENDIF()