2 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/util/Makefile.am b/src/util/Makefile.am
index 638e2764..7dce9dcc 100644
--- a/src/util/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/util/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libalpm
 AM_CFLAGS = -pedantic -D_GNU_SOURCE
 
 vercmp_SOURCES = vercmp.c
-vercmp_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/lib/libalpm/.libs/libalpm.la
+vercmp_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/lib/libalpm/version.o
 
 testpkg_SOURCES = testpkg.c
 testpkg_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/lib/libalpm/.libs/libalpm.la
diff --git a/src/util/vercmp.c b/src/util/vercmp.c
index 778ac55a..959dc137 100644
--- a/src/util/vercmp.c
+++ b/src/util/vercmp.c
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@
 #include <stdio.h> /* printf */
 #include <string.h> /* strncpy */
 
-#include <alpm.h>
-
 #define BASENAME "vercmp"
 
 #define MAX_LEN 255
 
+/* forward declaration, comes from vercmp.o in libalpm source that is linked in
+ * directly so we don't have any library deps */
+int alpm_pkg_vercmp(const char *a, const char *b);
+
 static void usage()
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s <ver1> <ver2>\n\n", BASENAME);