diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4e6abce..af08091 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4173,7 +4173,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([kerberos5],
 			     [$KRB5ROOT/bin:$PATH])
 		if test -x $KRB5CONF ; then
 			K5CFLAGS="`$KRB5CONF --cflags`"
-			K5LIBS="`$KRB5CONF --libs`"
+			K5LIBS="-lkrb5 -lk5crypto -lcom_err"
 			CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $K5CFLAGS"
 
 			AC_MSG_CHECKING([for gssapi support])
@@ -4183,7 +4183,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([kerberos5],
 					[Define this if you want GSSAPI
 					support in the version 2 protocol])
 				GSSCFLAGS="`$KRB5CONF --cflags gssapi`"
-				GSSLIBS="`$KRB5CONF --libs gssapi`"
+				GSSLIBS="-lgssapi_krb5 -lkrb5 -lk5crypto -lcom_err"
 				CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $GSSCFLAGS"
 			else
 				AC_MSG_RESULT([no])