diff --git a/xorriso/compile_xorriso.sh b/xorriso/compile_xorriso.sh
index 15fbe0f6..e7b29285 100755
--- a/xorriso/compile_xorriso.sh
+++ b/xorriso/compile_xorriso.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # compile_xorriso.sh
-# Copyright 2005 - 2010 Thomas Schmitt, scdbackup@gmx.net, GPL version 2
+# Copyright 2005 - 2015 Thomas Schmitt, scdbackup@gmx.net
+# GPL version 2 or later
 #
 # Not intended for general use in production installations !
 # Rather use:  ./bootstrap ; ./configure ; make
@@ -219,4 +220,12 @@ then
   strip "$xorr"/xorriso
 fi
 
+if test -x $xorr/unite_html_b_line
+then
+  dummy=dummy
+else
+  echo "compiling helper program $xorr/unite_html_b_line"
+  ( cd $xorr && cc -g -Wall -o unite_html_b_line unite_html_b_line.c )
+fi
+
 echo 'done.'