diff --git a/Shorewall/compiler b/Shorewall/compiler
index 83bb68daf..ef87f59e5 100755
--- a/Shorewall/compiler
+++ b/Shorewall/compiler
@@ -4651,7 +4651,7 @@ __EOF__
 
     cat >&3 << __EOF__
 
-[ -f \${SHAREDIR}/lib.base ] && . \${SHAREDIR}/lib.base || . \${SHAREDIR}/functions
+. \${SHAREDIR}/functions
 __EOF__
 
     compile_stop_firewall