diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2630f57d..d4a92a4d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -531,6 +531,12 @@ llvm-toolchain-snapshot (1:17~++20230128060150+75153adeda1a-1~exp1) experimental
 
  -- Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre@debian.org>  Sat, 28 Jan 2023 18:07:40 +0100
 
+llvm-toolchain-16 (1:16.0.6-26) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Disable --as-needed on armel
+
+ -- Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre@debian.org>  Sat, 27 Apr 2024 01:12:00 +0200
+
 llvm-toolchain-16 (1:16.0.6-18) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Gianfranco Costamagna ]
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 9a10ad02..b55ed8e5 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@ include /usr/share/dpkg/buildflags.mk
 # collect additional flags for all stages all builds
 CFLAGS_EXTRA = -Wno-unused-command-line-argument
 CXXFLAGS_EXTRA = -Wno-unused-command-line-argument
+
+ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH), armel))
 LDFLAGS_EXTRA = -Wl,--build-id,--as-needed
+else
+# fails on armel. we are getting some missing latomic
+LDFLAGS_EXTRA = -Wl,--build-id
+endif
 
 # collect all flags for stage 1 toolchain build only
 STAGE_1_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_EXTRA) $(CPPFLAGS)