diff -aurN gaim-2.0.0beta3.orig/configure.ac gaim-2.0.0beta3/configure.ac
--- gaim-2.0.0beta3.orig/configure.ac	2006-03-26 09:45:35.000000000 +0200
+++ gaim-2.0.0beta3/configure.ac	2006-04-07 23:09:18.526190784 +0200
@@ -689,10 +689,6 @@
 if test x"$enable_dbus" = "xyes" ; then
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([location of the D-Bus services directory])
 	if ! test -z "$with_dbus_services" ; then
-		if ! test -d "$with_dbus_services" ; then
-			AC_MSG_ERROR([$with_dbus_services does not exist, if this is the correct location please make sure that it exists.])
-		fi
-
 		DBUS_SERVICES_DIR="$with_dbus_services"
 	else
 		if test x"$prefix" = x"NONE" ; then