--- sendmail-8.14.7/include/sm/bdb.h.orig	2003-03-06 17:30:05.000000000 +0100
+++ sendmail-8.14.7/include/sm/bdb.h	2013-11-17 16:28:54.048001259 +0100
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #  define DB_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 # endif /* ! DB_VERSION_MAJOR */
 
-# if DB_VERSION_MAJOR >= 4 && DB_VERSION_MINOR >= 1
+# if (DB_VERSION_MAJOR > 4) || (DB_VERSION_MAJOR == 4 && DB_VERSION_MINOR >= 1)
 
 #  define DBTXN	NULL ,