diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d6faab67f29..34ed1c6206d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -191,6 +191,13 @@ cmake_dependent_option(
 
 set(ONNX_NAMESPACE "onnx_torch" CACHE STRING "A namespace for ONNX; needed to build with other frameworks that share ONNX.")
 
+# This is a fix for a rare build issue on Ubuntu:
+# symbol lookup error: miniconda3/envs/pytorch-py3.7/lib/libmkl_intel_lp64.so: undefined symbol: mkl_blas_dsyrk
+# https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/symbol-lookup-error-when-linking-intel-mkl-with-gcc-on-ubuntu
+if(LINUX)
+  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "-Wl,--no-as-needed")
+endif()
+
 if (MSVC)
   foreach(flag_var
       CMAKE_C_FLAGS CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE