diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 17f532ea4..afe143f6f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ AC_PROG_YACC
 AC_PROG_LEX
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_AWK
-AC_LN_S
+AC_KRB_PROG_LN_S
 
 if test "$GCC" = "yes"; then
   WFLAGS="-Wall -Wno-unused -Wconversion -Wmissing-prototypes -Wredundant-decls"