diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/base/preface.h.in b/Headers/gnustep/base/preface.h.in
index b58be37ca..8ead77e5f 100644
--- a/Headers/gnustep/base/preface.h.in
+++ b/Headers/gnustep/base/preface.h.in
@@ -105,13 +105,15 @@ LAMBDA(BOOL, (id _o), {if ([_o perform:SELECTOR]) return YES; else return NO;})
 #define LONG2PTR(L) (((char*)0)+(L))
 #endif
 
-/* GNU Object.[hm] defines -compare:, NeXT doesn't, libobjects needs it. */
-#if NeXT_runtime
-@interface Object (GNUExtensions)
-- (int)compare:anotherObject;
-- shouldNotImplement:(SEL)op;
-@end
-#endif /* NeXT_runtime */
+/* A kludgy way to ensure that stdobjects.o is linked.  
+   This is needed to make sure that the Object category for implementing
+   -autorelease is linked.
+   Anyone have any less kludgy ideas? */
+
+static char * __BASE_FILE__ ## _link_stdobjects_o()
+{
+  return objects_version;
+}
 
 #endif /* __stdobjects_h_OBJECTS_INCLUDE */
 
diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/base/stdobjects.h.in b/Headers/gnustep/base/stdobjects.h.in
index b58be37ca..8ead77e5f 100644
--- a/Headers/gnustep/base/stdobjects.h.in
+++ b/Headers/gnustep/base/stdobjects.h.in
@@ -105,13 +105,15 @@ LAMBDA(BOOL, (id _o), {if ([_o perform:SELECTOR]) return YES; else return NO;})
 #define LONG2PTR(L) (((char*)0)+(L))
 #endif
 
-/* GNU Object.[hm] defines -compare:, NeXT doesn't, libobjects needs it. */
-#if NeXT_runtime
-@interface Object (GNUExtensions)
-- (int)compare:anotherObject;
-- shouldNotImplement:(SEL)op;
-@end
-#endif /* NeXT_runtime */
+/* A kludgy way to ensure that stdobjects.o is linked.  
+   This is needed to make sure that the Object category for implementing
+   -autorelease is linked.
+   Anyone have any less kludgy ideas? */
+
+static char * __BASE_FILE__ ## _link_stdobjects_o()
+{
+  return objects_version;
+}
 
 #endif /* __stdobjects_h_OBJECTS_INCLUDE */
 
diff --git a/Source/objects/stdobjects.h.in b/Source/objects/stdobjects.h.in
index b58be37ca..8ead77e5f 100644
--- a/Source/objects/stdobjects.h.in
+++ b/Source/objects/stdobjects.h.in
@@ -105,13 +105,15 @@ LAMBDA(BOOL, (id _o), {if ([_o perform:SELECTOR]) return YES; else return NO;})
 #define LONG2PTR(L) (((char*)0)+(L))
 #endif
 
-/* GNU Object.[hm] defines -compare:, NeXT doesn't, libobjects needs it. */
-#if NeXT_runtime
-@interface Object (GNUExtensions)
-- (int)compare:anotherObject;
-- shouldNotImplement:(SEL)op;
-@end
-#endif /* NeXT_runtime */
+/* A kludgy way to ensure that stdobjects.o is linked.  
+   This is needed to make sure that the Object category for implementing
+   -autorelease is linked.
+   Anyone have any less kludgy ideas? */
+
+static char * __BASE_FILE__ ## _link_stdobjects_o()
+{
+  return objects_version;
+}
 
 #endif /* __stdobjects_h_OBJECTS_INCLUDE */