diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/ptracepreload.c b/src/plugins/debugger/ptracepreload.c
index b44d3c63a15..fd1deabe7a7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/ptracepreload.c
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/ptracepreload.c
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
-int _init(void)
+int ptracepreload_init(void) __attribute__((constructor,visibility("hidden")));
+
+int ptracepreload_init(void)
 {
     prctl(0x59616d61, getppid(), 0, 0, 0);
     puts("eeks\n");
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/ptracepreload.pro b/src/plugins/debugger/ptracepreload.pro
index 47c039898f2..1a9e00aa744 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/ptracepreload.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/ptracepreload.pro
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ CONFIG += shared
 CONFIG -= qt
 DESTDIR = $$IDE_LIBRARY_PATH
 
-QMAKE_LFLAGS -= -Wl,--as-needed
-QMAKE_LFLAGS *= -nostdlib
 LIBS += -ldl -lc
 
 SOURCES = ptracepreload.c