diff --git a/hardware/irda/lirc/actions.py b/hardware/irda/lirc/actions.py
index 7a7f447ceb..33c536f15f 100644
--- a/hardware/irda/lirc/actions.py
+++ b/hardware/irda/lirc/actions.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ def setup():
                          --with-x \
                          --with-driver=userspace \
                          --with-syslog=LOG_DAEMON")
+    
+    pisitools.dosed("libtool", " -shared ", " -Wl,-O1,--as-needed -shared ")
 
 def build():
     autotools.make()
diff --git a/hardware/irda/lirc/pspec.xml b/hardware/irda/lirc/pspec.xml
index 7652fc508e..38c199f558 100644
--- a/hardware/irda/lirc/pspec.xml
+++ b/hardware/irda/lirc/pspec.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
         <Name>lirc</Name>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
             <Dependency>alsa-lib</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>libusb</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libftdi</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libusb-compat</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libX11</Dependency>