diff --git a/urjtag/ChangeLog b/urjtag/ChangeLog
index aeb7e7ca..8196de61 100644
--- a/urjtag/ChangeLog
+++ b/urjtag/ChangeLog
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
   * src/svf/svf_bison.y: Avoid further overhead by using memcpy() with all
     known lengths rather than strcpy().
 
+  * src/tap/cable/vsllink.c (vsllink_init): Convert libusb-0.x API to newer
+    libusb-1.x API.
+  * src/tap/usbconn/libusb.h: Glue a few more libusb-0.x API defines to newer
+    libusb-1.x API defines.  Add errors for some libusb-0.x API functions to
+    catch problems in the future.
+
 2010-08-26  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>
 
   * src/tap/cable/gpio.c: Rewrite to use raw file descriptors when working with
diff --git a/urjtag/src/tap/cable/vsllink.c b/urjtag/src/tap/cable/vsllink.c
index 247597e4..b92225c2 100644
--- a/urjtag/src/tap/cable/vsllink.c
+++ b/urjtag/src/tap/cable/vsllink.c
@@ -270,10 +270,9 @@ vsllink_init (urj_cable_t *cable)
     }
 
     /* disable cdc device */
-    result = usb_control_msg (params->handle,
-                              USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_INTERFACE,
-                              0, 0, 0, NULL, 0,
-                              VERSALOON_USB_TIMEOUT);
+    result = libusb_control_transfer (params->handle,
+                                      LIBUSB_REQUEST_TYPE_VENDOR | LIBUSB_RECIPIENT_INTERFACE,
+                                      0, 0, 0, NULL, 0, VERSALOON_USB_TIMEOUT);
     if (result < 0)
     {
         urj_log (URJ_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, _("fail to disable cdc in Versaloon\n"));
diff --git a/urjtag/src/tap/usbconn/libusb.h b/urjtag/src/tap/usbconn/libusb.h
index 636021c3..61a428a9 100644
--- a/urjtag/src/tap/usbconn/libusb.h
+++ b/urjtag/src/tap/usbconn/libusb.h
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@
 
 # define LIBUSB_ENDPOINT_IN USB_ENDPOINT_IN
 
+# define LIBUSB_REQUEST_TYPE_STANDARD USB_TYPE_STANDARD
+# define LIBUSB_REQUEST_TYPE_CLASS    USB_TYPE_CLASS
+# define LIBUSB_REQUEST_TYPE_VENDOR   USB_TYPE_VENDOR
+# define LIBUSB_REQUEST_TYPE_RESERVED USB_TYPE_RESERVED
+
+# define LIBUSB_RECIPIENT_DEVICE    USB_RECIP_DEVICE
+# define LIBUSB_RECIPIENT_INTERFACE USB_RECIP_INTERFACE
+# define LIBUSB_RECIPIENT_ENDPOINT  USB_RECIP_ENDPOINT
+# define LIBUSB_RECIPIENT_OTHER     USB_RECIP_OTHER
+
 # define libusb_device usb_device
 # define libusb_device_handle usb_dev_handle
 # define libusb_device_descriptor usb_device_descriptor
@@ -71,6 +81,8 @@ libusb_bulk_transfer (libusb_device_handle *dev_handle, unsigned char endpoint,
         return 0;
     }
 }
+# define usb_bulk_read(...)  use_libusb_1_api
+# define usb_bulk_write(...) use_libusb_1_api
 
 static inline int
 libusb_control_transfer (libusb_device_handle *dev_handle, uint8_t request_type,
@@ -88,6 +100,7 @@ libusb_control_transfer (libusb_device_handle *dev_handle, uint8_t request_type,
     else
         return ret;
 }
+# define usb_control_msg(...) use_libusb_1_api
 
 static inline int
 libusb_open (struct libusb_device *dev, libusb_device_handle **handle)
@@ -95,6 +108,7 @@ libusb_open (struct libusb_device *dev, libusb_device_handle **handle)
     *handle = usb_open (dev);
     return *handle ? 0 : -99;
 }
+# define usb_open(...) use_libusb_1_api
 
 static inline int
 libusb_get_string_descriptor_ascii (libusb_device_handle *dev, uint8_t index,
@@ -102,6 +116,7 @@ libusb_get_string_descriptor_ascii (libusb_device_handle *dev, uint8_t index,
 {
     return usb_get_string_simple (dev, index, (char *) data, length);
 }
+# define usb_get_string_simple(...) use_libusb_1_api
 
 #endif