diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 26f14d3e..3564cb29 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -597,8 +597,8 @@ if test "x$MSGFMT" = "xno"; then
 fi
 
 dnl ** common libraries needed by frontends
-COMMON_NOUI_LIBS="$CHAT_LIBS $CORE_LIBS $INTLLIBS $PERL_LINK_LIBS"
-COMMON_LIBS="$FE_COMMON_LIBS $COMMON_NOUI_LIBS $PERL_FE_LINK_LIBS"
+COMMON_NOUI_LIBS="$CHAT_LIBS $CORE_LIBS $INTLLIBS"
+COMMON_LIBS="$FE_COMMON_LIBS $COMMON_NOUI_LIBS"
 AC_SUBST(COMMON_NOUI_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(COMMON_LIBS)