diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6dd874a03a..d48bd4cf2e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB(gen,      main)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(PW,       main)
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(crypt,  crypt)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(z,        inflate)
+AC_CHECK_LIB(bind,     main)
 
 if test "$with_krb4" = yes ; then
   AC_CHECK_LIB(des, [des_encrypt], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([library \`des' is required for Kerberos 4])])
diff --git a/src/template/beos b/src/template/beos
index d0d6356897..9375b3aa66 100644
--- a/src/template/beos
+++ b/src/template/beos
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 AROPT=crs
 SHARED_LIB='-fpic -DPIC'
 CFLAGS='-O2'
-LDFLAGS='-lbind'
-SRCH_INC='/boot/apps/GeekGadgets/include'
-SRCH_LIB='/boot/apps/GeekGadgets/lib'
 DLSUFFIX=.so