diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/compatlib/Makefile b/src/interfaces/ecpg/compatlib/Makefile
index 574a9a0182..345cf815f3 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/compatlib/Makefile
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/compatlib/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
 #
-# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/compatlib/Makefile,v 1.29 2007/10/03 13:24:54 meskes Exp $
+# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/compatlib/Makefile,v 1.30 2007/10/03 13:40:52 meskes Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ override CFLAGS += $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
 SHLIB_LINK = -L../ecpglib -lecpg -L../pgtypeslib -lpgtypes $(libpq) -lm \
 	$(PTHREAD_LIBS)
 
+# Need to recompile any libpgport object files
+LIBS := $(filter-out -lpgport, $(LIBS))
+
 OBJS= informix.o $(filter snprintf.o, $(LIBOBJS))
 
 ifneq ($(PORTNAME), win32)