diff --git a/commons/pom.xml b/commons/pom.xml
index c75908cda..9a44f3d81 100644
--- a/commons/pom.xml
+++ b/commons/pom.xml
@@ -26,11 +26,22 @@
           <artifactId>actionbarsherlock</artifactId>
           <version>4.2.0</version>
           <type>apklib</type>
+          <exclusions>
+              <exclusion>
+                  <groupId>com.google.android</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>support-v4</artifactId>
+              </exclusion>
+          </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
           <groupId>android</groupId>
           <artifactId>android</artifactId>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+          <groupId>android.support</groupId>
+          <artifactId>compatibility-v4</artifactId>
+          <version>11</version>
+      </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>de.akquinet.android.androlog</groupId>
       <artifactId>androlog</artifactId>