diff --git a/Library/Formula/libkml.rb b/Library/Formula/libkml.rb
index 0dc2ddecda35..2c454693b69f 100644
--- a/Library/Formula/libkml.rb
+++ b/Library/Formula/libkml.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,27 @@ class Libkml < Formula
   url 'http://libkml.googlecode.com/files/libkml-1.2.0.tar.gz'
   homepage 'http://code.google.com/p/libkml/'
   sha1 '3fa5acdc2b2185d7f0316d205002b7162f079894'
+  
+  head 'http://libkml.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/', :using => :svn
+
+  if build.head?
+    depends_on :automake
+    depends_on :libtool
+  end
 
   def install
+    
+    if build.head?
+      #The inreplace line below is only required until the patch in #issue 186
+      #is applied. http://code.google.com/p/libkml/issues/detail?id=186
+      #If the patch is applied, this find and replace will be unnecessary, but also
+      #harmless
+      inreplace 'configure.ac', '-Werror', ''
+
+      #head requires autoconf to be called
+      system "./autogen.sh" 
+    end
+
     system "./configure", "--prefix=#{prefix}"
     system "make install"
   end