diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index b7d207ea7..21a19c469 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 1.02.03 - 
 ============================
+  Fix dmeventd build.
 
 Version 1.02.02 - 2 Dec 2005
 ============================
diff --git a/daemons/dmeventd/Makefile.in b/daemons/dmeventd/Makefile.in
index 369f5e2b3..6280ccae7 100644
--- a/daemons/dmeventd/Makefile.in
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/Makefile.in
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 srcdir = @srcdir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 VPATH = @srcdir@
-interface = @interface@
 
 SOURCES = libdevmapper-event.c \
 	  dmeventd.c
@@ -27,10 +26,10 @@ else
   LIB_SHARED = libdevmapper-event.so
 endif
 
-CLDFLAGS += -ldl -ldevmapper -lpthread
-
 include ../make.tmpl
 
+CLDFLAGS += -ldl -ldevmapper -lpthread
+
 .PHONY: install_dynamic install_static
 
 INSTALL_TYPE = install_dynamic