diff --git a/tdb/spinlock.c b/tdb/spinlock.c
index 2370ce3bdd..4b17b1d943 100644
--- a/tdb/spinlock.c
+++ b/tdb/spinlock.c
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@
    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 */
+/* udev defines */
+#define STANDALONE
+#define TDB_DEBUG
+#define HAVE_MMAP	1
+
+
 #if HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if STANDALONE
+#ifdef STANDALONE
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/tdb/tdb.c b/tdb/tdb.c
index 34681ea78f..772602ed5b 100644
--- a/tdb/tdb.c
+++ b/tdb/tdb.c
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
  * right time.  Probably too hard -- the process just doesn't know.
  */ 
 
+/* udev defines */
+#define STANDALONE
+#define TDB_DEBUG
+#define HAVE_MMAP	1
+
+
 #ifdef STANDALONE
 #if HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>