diff --git a/.bzrignore b/.bzrignore
index 46d0f952445..ef92cfffbd3 100644
--- a/.bzrignore
+++ b/.bzrignore
@@ -1644,6 +1644,7 @@ ndb/src/kernel/error/liberror.dsp
 ndb/src/kernel/ndbd
 ndb/src/kernel/ndbd.dsp
 ndb/src/kernel/vm/libkernel.dsp
+ndb/src/libndb.ver
 ndb/src/libndbclient.dsp
 ndb/src/mgmapi/libmgmapi.dsp
 ndb/src/mgmclient/libndbmgmclient.dsp
@@ -2638,6 +2639,7 @@ storage/ndb/src/kernel/error/liberror.dsp
 storage/ndb/src/kernel/ndbd
 storage/ndb/src/kernel/ndbd.dsp
 storage/ndb/src/kernel/vm/libkernel.dsp
+storage/ndb/src/libndb.ver
 storage/ndb/src/libndbclient.dsp
 storage/ndb/src/mgmapi/libmgmapi.dsp
 storage/ndb/src/mgmclient/libndbmgmclient.dsp
@@ -2934,4 +2936,3 @@ win/vs71cache.txt
 win/vs8cache.txt
 zlib/*.ds?
 zlib/*.vcproj
-storage/ndb/src/libndb.ver
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0becfe00bd5..fcdf8003bce 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ AC_SUBST(LD_VERSION_SCRIPT)
 
 # libndbclient versioning when linked with GNU ld.
 if $LD --version 2>/dev/null|grep -q GNU; then
-  NDB_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT="-Wl,--version-script=\$(top_builddir)/storage/ndb/src/libndb.ver"
-  AC_CONFIG_FILES(storage/ndb/src/libndb.ver)
+  NDB_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT="-Wl,--version-script=\$(top_builddir)/ndb/src/libndb.ver"
+  AC_CONFIG_FILES(ndb/src/libndb.ver)
 fi
 AC_SUBST(NDB_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT)
 
diff --git a/storage/ndb/src/Makefile.am b/storage/ndb/src/Makefile.am
index 627347daf02..066ce429ce9 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/storage/ndb/src/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ libndbclient_la_SOURCES =
 
 libndbclient_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info @NDB_SHARED_LIB_VERSION@ @NDB_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT@
 
+BUILT_SOURCES = libndb.ver
+
 libndbclient_la_LIBADD =  \
               ndbapi/libndbapi.la \
               common/transporter/libtransporter.la   \