diff --git a/lib/libalpm/versioncmp.c b/lib/libalpm/versioncmp.c
index 2e406d9e..4e31ca51 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/versioncmp.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/versioncmp.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ int _alpm_depcmp(pmpkg_t *pkg, pmdepend_t *dep)
 			}
 		}
 
-		char *mod = "depends on";
+		char *mod = "~=";
 		switch(dep->mod) {
 		case PM_DEP_MOD_EQ: mod = "=="; break;
 		case PM_DEP_MOD_GE: mod = ">="; break;
diff --git a/src/util/Makefile.am b/src/util/Makefile.am
index 7eac8a52..e8917599 100644
--- a/src/util/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/util/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = vercmp
 
 AM_CFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libalpm \
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/pacman
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/pacman \
 	$(CFLAGS)
 
 vercmp_SOURCES = vercmp.c