--- src/bdb.c~	2005-11-25 13:14:16.000000000 +0100
+++ src/bdb.c	2006-05-02 12:10:31.000000000 +0200
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@
 	rb_raise(rb_eNameError, "module already defined");
     }
     version = rb_tainted_str_new2(db_version(&major, &minor, &patch));
-    if (major != DB_VERSION_MAJOR || minor != DB_VERSION_MINOR
-	|| patch != DB_VERSION_PATCH) {
+    if (major != DB_VERSION_MAJOR || minor != DB_VERSION_MINOR) {
         rb_raise(rb_eNotImpError, "\nBDB needs compatible versions of libdb & db.h\n\tyou have db.h version %d.%d.%d and libdb version %d.%d.%d\n",
 		 DB_VERSION_MAJOR, DB_VERSION_MINOR, DB_VERSION_PATCH,
 		 major, minor, patch);