diff --git a/xs/src/avrdude/CMakeLists.txt b/xs/src/avrdude/CMakeLists.txt
index 043f8fb7b..d88563368 100644
--- a/xs/src/avrdude/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/xs/src/avrdude/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 
 
 add_definitions(-D_BSD_SOURCE -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE)   # To enable various useful macros and functions on Unices
@@ -13,67 +14,74 @@ endif()
 
 
 set(AVRDUDE_SOURCES
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/arduino.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/avr.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/avrftdi.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/avrftdi_tpi.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/avrpart.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/avr910.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/bitbang.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/buspirate.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/butterfly.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/config.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/config_gram.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/confwin.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/crc16.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/dfu.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/fileio.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/flip1.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/flip2.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/ft245r.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/jtagmkI.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/jtagmkII.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/jtag3.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/lexer.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/linuxgpio.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/lists.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/par.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/pgm.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/pgm_type.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/pickit2.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/pindefs.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/ppi.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/ppiwin.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/safemode.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/ser_avrdoper.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/serbb_posix.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/serbb_win32.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/ser_posix.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/ser_win32.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/stk500.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/stk500generic.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/stk500v2.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/term.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/update.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/usbasp.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/usb_hidapi.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/usb_libusb.c
-    # ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/usbtiny.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/wiring.c
+    arduino.c
+    avr.c
+    # avrftdi.c
+    # avrftdi_tpi.c
+    avrpart.c
+    avr910.c
+    bitbang.c
+    buspirate.c
+    butterfly.c
+    config.c
+    config_gram.c
+    # confwin.c
+    crc16.c
+    # dfu.c
+    fileio.c
+    # flip1.c
+    # flip2.c
+    # ft245r.c
+    # jtagmkI.c
+    # jtagmkII.c
+    # jtag3.c
+    lexer.c
+    linuxgpio.c
+    lists.c
+    # par.c
+    pgm.c
+    pgm_type.c
+    pickit2.c
+    pindefs.c
+    # ppi.c
+    # ppiwin.c
+    safemode.c
+    ser_avrdoper.c
+    serbb_posix.c
+    serbb_win32.c
+    ser_posix.c
+    ser_win32.c
+    stk500.c
+    stk500generic.c
+    stk500v2.c
+    term.c
+    update.c
+    # usbasp.c
+    # usb_hidapi.c
+    # usb_libusb.c
+    # usbtiny.c
+    wiring.c
 
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/main.c
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/avrdude-slic3r.hpp
-    ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/avrdude-slic3r.cpp
+    main.c
+    avrdude-slic3r.hpp
+    avrdude-slic3r.cpp
 )
 if (WIN32)
     set(AVRDUDE_SOURCES ${AVRDUDE_SOURCES}
-        ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/windows/unistd.cpp
-        ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/windows/getopt.c
+        windows/unistd.cpp
+        windows/getopt.c
     )
 endif()
 add_library(avrdude STATIC ${AVRDUDE_SOURCES})
 
+set(STANDALONE_SOURCES
+    main-standalone.c
+)
+add_executable(avrdude-slic3r ${STANDALONE_SOURCES})
+target_link_libraries(avrdude-slic3r avrdude)
+set_target_properties(avrdude-slic3r PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL TRUE)
+
 if (WIN32)
     target_compile_definitions(avrdude PRIVATE WIN32NATIVE=1)
-    target_include_directories(avrdude SYSTEM PRIVATE ${LIBDIR}/avrdude/windows)    # So that sources find the getopt.h windows drop-in
+    target_include_directories(avrdude SYSTEM PRIVATE windows)    # So that sources find the getopt.h windows drop-in
 endif()
diff --git a/xs/src/avrdude/Makefile.standalone b/xs/src/avrdude/Makefile.standalone
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9a773771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xs/src/avrdude/Makefile.standalone
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+
+TARGET = avrdude-slic3r
+
+SOURCES = \
+    arduino.c \
+    avr.c \
+    avrpart.c \
+    avr910.c \
+    bitbang.c \
+    buspirate.c \
+    butterfly.c \
+    config.c \
+    config_gram.c \
+    crc16.c \
+    fileio.c \
+    lexer.c \
+    linuxgpio.c \
+    lists.c \
+    pgm.c \
+    pgm_type.c \
+    pickit2.c \
+    pindefs.c \
+    safemode.c \
+    ser_avrdoper.c \
+    serbb_posix.c \
+    serbb_win32.c \
+    ser_posix.c \
+    ser_win32.c \
+    stk500.c \
+    stk500generic.c \
+    stk500v2.c \
+    term.c \
+    update.c \
+    wiring.c \
+    main.c \
+    main-standalone.c
+
+OBJECTS = $(SOURCES:.c=.o)
+CFLAGS = -std=c99 -Wall -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE -O3 -DNDEBUG -fPIC
+LDFLAGS = -lm
+
+CC = gcc
+RM = rm
+
+all: $(TARGET)
+
+$(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
+	$(CC) -o ./$@ $(OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS)
+
+$(OBJECTS): %.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) -f $(OBJECTS) $(TARGET)
diff --git a/xs/src/avrdude/main-standalone.c b/xs/src/avrdude/main-standalone.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..359a055ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xs/src/avrdude/main-standalone.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "avrdude.h"
+
+
+static const char* SYS_CONFIG = "/etc/avrdude-slic3r.conf";
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	return avrdude_main(argc, argv, SYS_CONFIG);
+}