diff --git a/Source/Tests/SConscript b/Source/Tests/SConscript
index b07b9645..b6c510bc 100644
--- a/Source/Tests/SConscript
+++ b/Source/Tests/SConscript
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ Import('env AddAvailableLibs')
 env.TestScript(scripts)
 
 # Use available libraries
+if env['PLATFORM'] == 'win32':
+	# XXX will cause problems if tests are cross compiled
+	# on freebsd, libversion.a exists and gives trouble if linked
+	extralibs += ['version']
+
 AddAvailableLibs(env, extralibs)
 
 # compile using msvcrt (that's how cppunit.lib is built)