diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3534f3a34..1ec805268 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2009-04-17 Holger Vogt
+ * resource.c: 27 allow compilation into a build directory
+
 2009-04-14 Holger Vogt
   * control.c: remove bug no. 2724127 repeat loop inside another loop
   * dotcards.c, inp.c, measure.c: patch submitted by Bill Swartz added 
diff --git a/src/frontend/resource.c b/src/frontend/resource.c
index 0f287a318..400ba52b7 100644
--- a/src/frontend/resource.c
+++ b/src/frontend/resource.c
@@ -24,12 +24,7 @@ $Id$
 #include "variable.h"
 #include "cktdefs.h"
 
-/* not apply top directory searchpath because config.h should not be used */
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include "../misc/misc_time.h" /* timediff */
-#else
-#include "src/misc/misc_time.h" /* timediff */
-#endif
 
 #ifdef XSPICE
 /* gtri - add - 12/12/90 - wbk - include ipc stuff */