diff --git a/lib/krb5/version.c b/lib/krb5/version.c
index 0e0ea5ca8..29344c193 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/version.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/version.c
@@ -40,5 +40,9 @@
 
 RCSID("$Id$");
 
+/* this is just to get a version stamp in the library file */
+
+#define heimdal_version __heimdal_version
+#define heimdal_long_version __heimdal_long_version
 #include "version.h"