diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e71cf86..3fb7cbe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ top?=$(CURDIR)
 
 dbus_cflags =   `echo $(COPTS) | $(top)/bld/pkg-wrapper HAVE_DBUS $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags dbus-1` 
 dbus_libs =     `echo $(COPTS) | $(top)/bld/pkg-wrapper HAVE_DBUS $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs dbus-1` 
-ubus_libs =     `echo $(COPTS) | $(top)/bld/pkg-wrapper HAVE_UBUS $(PKG_CONFIG) --copy -lubox -lubus`
+ubus_libs =     `echo $(COPTS) | $(top)/bld/pkg-wrapper HAVE_UBUS "" --copy -lubox -lubus`
 idn_cflags =    `echo $(COPTS) | $(top)/bld/pkg-wrapper HAVE_IDN $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags libidn` 
 idn_libs =      `echo $(COPTS) | $(top)/bld/pkg-wrapper HAVE_IDN $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs libidn` 
 idn2_cflags =   `echo $(COPTS) | $(top)/bld/pkg-wrapper HAVE_LIBIDN2 $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags libidn2`
diff --git a/bld/pkg-wrapper b/bld/pkg-wrapper
index 0ddb678..704bdd3 100755
--- a/bld/pkg-wrapper
+++ b/bld/pkg-wrapper
@@ -11,23 +11,25 @@ in=`cat`
 
 if grep "^\#[[:space:]]*define[[:space:]]*$search" config.h >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
     echo $in | grep $search >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-# Nasty, nasty, in --copy, arg 2 is another config to search for, use with NO_GMP
+# Nasty, nasty, in --copy, arg 2 (if non-empty) is another config to search for, used with NO_GMP
     if [ $op = "--copy" ]; then
-	if grep "^\#[[:space:]]*define[[:space:]]*$pkg" config.h >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
-            echo $in | grep $pkg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	if [ -z "$pkg" ]; then
+	    pkg="$*"
+	elif grep "^\#[[:space:]]*define[[:space:]]*$pkg" config.h >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+		 echo $in | grep $pkg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	    pkg=""
 	else 
 	    pkg="$*"
 	fi
     elif grep "^\#[[:space:]]*define[[:space:]]*${search}_STATIC" config.h >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
-	      echo $in | grep ${search}_STATIC >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	     echo $in | grep ${search}_STATIC >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	pkg=`$pkg  --static $op $*`
     else
 	pkg=`$pkg $op $*`
     fi
-
+    
     if grep "^\#[[:space:]]*define[[:space:]]*${search}_STATIC" config.h >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
-	echo $in | grep ${search}_STATIC >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	   echo $in | grep ${search}_STATIC >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	if [ $op = "--libs" ] || [ $op = "--copy" ]; then
 	    echo "-Wl,-Bstatic $pkg -Wl,-Bdynamic"
 	else