diff --git a/Rules.make.standalone b/Rules.make.standalone
index f80a615..2b2c298 100644
--- a/Rules.make.standalone
+++ b/Rules.make.standalone
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ LUA_LFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --libs lua5.1)
 
 # for arch linux, fedora (may be others) use this
 #
-# LUA_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --cflags lua)
-# LUA_LFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --libs lua)
+LUA_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --cflags lua)
+LUA_LFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --libs lua)
 #
 
 SDL_CFLAGS=$(shell sdl-config --cflags)
diff --git a/stead/gui.lua b/stead/gui.lua
index 302c6ea..39ed2ae 100644
--- a/stead/gui.lua
+++ b/stead/gui.lua
@@ -6,26 +6,21 @@ iface.img = function(self, str)
 end;
 
 iface.xref = function(self, str, obj)
-		local o = ref(here():srch(obj));
+		local o = ref(obj);
 		local cmd=''
-		if not o then 
-			o = ref(ways():srch(obj));
-			if o then
-				cmd = 'go ';
-			end
-		end
-		if not o then
-			o = ref(me():srch(obj));
-			if o ~= nil then
-				cmd = 'use ';
-			end
+
+		if ref(ways():srch(obj)) then
+			cmd = 'go ';
 		end
+
 		if not isObject(o) or isStatus(o) or not o.id then
 			return str;
 		end
+
 		if isMenu(o) then
 			cmd = 'act ';
 		end
+
 		return cat('<a:'..cmd..'0'..tostring(o.id)..'>',str,'</a>');
 end;