diff --git a/appl/telnet/configure.in b/appl/telnet/configure.in
index 594b012a6..1896f3cc6 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/configure.in
+++ b/appl/telnet/configure.in
@@ -225,9 +225,14 @@ AC_DEFINE(OLD_ENVIRON)
 AC_SUBST(OLD_ENVIRON)
 
 #
-# AIX needs /lib/pse.exp for getmsg
+# AIX needs /lib/pse.exp for getmsg, but alas that file is broken in
+# AIX414
 #
-if test -f /lib/pse.exp ; then LIBS="$LIBS -bI:/lib/pse.exp"; fi
+
+if test -f /lib/pse.exp ;then
+	GETMSG_LIB="getmsg.exp"; 
+	AC_SUBST(GETMSG_LIB)
+fi
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(termcap, tgetent)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(curses, setupterm)
diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.in b/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.in
index ae3008c40..653fa7679 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.in
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ AR = ar
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 DEFS = @DEFS@
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
-LIBS = @LIBS@
+LIBS = @LIBS@ @GETMSG_LIBS@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 MKDIRHIER = @top_srcdir@/../../mkdirhier-sh