--- inetutils-1.9/configure.ac.orig	2011-12-31 16:02:32.000000000 +0100
+++ inetutils-1.9/configure.ac	2012-01-06 11:41:10.360431078 +0100
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@
 gl_INIT
 
 ### Checks for libraries.
-AC_CHECK_LIB(nsl, inet_ntoa)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(resolv, gethostname)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(socket, getpeername)
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(inet_ntoa, nsl)
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(gethostname, resolv)
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(getpeername, socket)
 
 # See if a termcap library is available (under one of several names)
 IU_LIB_TERMCAP