diff --git a/rbutil/sansapatcher/Makefile b/rbutil/sansapatcher/Makefile
index 6e203042be..b3bf51ee2a 100644
--- a/rbutil/sansapatcher/Makefile
+++ b/rbutil/sansapatcher/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ CFLAGS += -Wall -W -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
 OUTPUT = sansapatcher
 
 # inputs
-BOOTSRC = bootimg_c200.c bootimg_e200.c
 LIBSOURCES := sansapatcher.c sansaio-posix.c sansaio-win32.c
 SOURCES := $(LIBSOURCES) main.c
 # additional link dependencies for the standalone executable
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ BOOTOBJS=1
 endif
 
 ifdef WITH_BOOTOBJS
+BOOTSRC = bootimg_c200.c bootimg_e200.c
 SOURCES += $(BOOTSRC)
 CFLAGS += -DWITH_BOOTOBJS
 endif
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ ifeq ($(findstring exe,$(BINARY)),exe)
 $(BINARY): $(OBJDIR)sansapatcher-rc.o
 endif
 
+$(OBJDIR)main.o: $(BOOTSRC)
 $(OBJDIR)sansapatcher-rc.o: sansapatcher.rc sansapatcher.manifest
 	$(WINDRES) -i sansapatcher.rc -o sansapatcher-rc.o
 
@@ -47,5 +48,6 @@ bootimg_c200.c: firmware.mi4 ../tools/bin2c
 bootimg_e200.c: PP5022.mi4 ../tools/bin2c
 	@echo BIN2C $<
 	$(SILENT)../tools/bin2c PP5022.mi4 bootimg_e200
+
 ../tools/bin2c:
 	$(SILENT)make -C ../tools bin2c
diff --git a/rbutil/sansapatcher/main.c b/rbutil/sansapatcher/main.c
index 31b690509f..985e1b7262 100644
--- a/rbutil/sansapatcher/main.c
+++ b/rbutil/sansapatcher/main.c
@@ -31,10 +31,14 @@
 #include "sansapatcher.h"
 #include "sansaio.h"
 #include "parttypes.h"
+#ifdef WITH_BOOTOBJS
 #include "bootimg_c200.h"
 #include "bootimg_e200.h"
+#endif
 
+#ifndef VERSION
 #define VERSION "0.8 with v6.0 bootloaders"
+#endif
 
 enum {
    NONE,
@@ -200,7 +204,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         i = 1;
     }
 
+#ifdef WITH_BOOTOBJS
     action = INTERACTIVE;
+#endif
 
     while (i < argc) {
         if ((strcmp(argv[i],"-l")==0) || (strcmp(argv[i],"--list")==0)) {
@@ -279,6 +285,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     } else {
         if (action==LIST_IMAGES) {
             sansa_list_images(&sansa);
+#ifdef WITH_BOOTOBJS
         } else if (action==INTERACTIVE) {
 
             printf("Enter i to install the Rockbox bootloader, u to uninstall\n or c to cancel and do nothing (i/u/c) :");
@@ -314,12 +321,14 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
                     }
                 }
             }
+#endif
         } else if (action==READ_FIRMWARE) {
             if (sansa_read_firmware(&sansa, filename)==0) {
                 fprintf(stderr,"[INFO] Firmware read to file %s.\n",filename);
             } else {
                 fprintf(stderr,"[ERR]  --read-firmware failed.\n");
             }
+#ifdef WITH_BOOTOBJS
         } else if (action==INSTALL) {
             if (sansa_reopen_rw(&sansa) < 0) {
                 return 5;
@@ -338,6 +347,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
             } else {
                 fprintf(stderr,"[ERR]  --install failed.\n");
             }
+#endif
         } else if (action==ADD_BOOTLOADER) {
             if (sansa_reopen_rw(&sansa) < 0) {
                 return 5;