diff --git a/bin/xbps-reconfigure/Makefile b/bin/xbps-reconfigure/Makefile
index eb32edb8..3887b17f 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-reconfigure/Makefile
+++ b/bin/xbps-reconfigure/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ TOPDIR = ../..
 -include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
 BIN =	xbps-reconfigure
-OBJS =	main.o ../xbps-install/state_cb.o
+OBJS =	main.o
 #MAN = $(BIN).8
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/mk/prog.mk
diff --git a/bin/xbps-reconfigure/main.c b/bin/xbps-reconfigure/main.c
index aa0cb6dc..93944dab 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-reconfigure/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-reconfigure/main.c
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
+#include <syslog.h>
 
 #include <xbps_api.h>
-#include "../xbps-bin/defs.h"
 
 static void __attribute__((noreturn))
 usage(bool fail)
@@ -50,6 +50,37 @@ usage(bool fail)
 	exit(fail ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
+static void
+state_cb(struct xbps_handle *xhp, struct xbps_state_cb_data *xscd, void *cbd)
+{
+	bool syslog_enabled = false;
+
+	(void)cbd;
+
+	if (xhp->flags & XBPS_FLAG_SYSLOG) {
+		syslog_enabled = true;
+		openlog("xbps-reconfigure", LOG_CONS, LOG_USER);
+	}
+
+	switch (xscd->state) {
+	/* notifications */
+	case XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE:
+		printf("Configuring `%s-%s' ...\n", xscd->pkgname,
+		    xscd->version);
+		break;
+	/* errors */
+	case XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE_FAIL:
+		xbps_error_printf("%s\n", xscd->desc);
+		if (syslog_enabled)
+			syslog(LOG_ERR, "%s", xscd->desc);
+		break;
+	default:
+		xbps_dbg_printf(xhp,
+		    "unknown state %d\n", xscd->state);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {