diff -u lprng-3.8.A.orig/configure.ac lprng-3.8.A/configure.ac
--- lprng-3.8.A.orig/configure.ac
+++ lprng-3.8.A/configure.ac
@@ -1242,6 +1242,14 @@
 		dnl  Christian Zoffoli <czoffoli@linux-mandrake.com>
 
 		found=no
+		AC_PATH_PROG(KRB5CONFIG, krb5-config)
+		if test -n "$KRB5CONFIG" ; then
+			found=yes
+			KRB_LIBS="`$KRB5CONFIG --libs krb5`"
+			LIBS="$KRB_LIBS $SAVELIBS"
+			AC_CHECKING(for krb5_init_context in $LIBS )
+			AC_TRY_LINK_FUNC(krb5_init_context,,found="no")
+		fi
 		if test "$found" "!=" "yes" ; then
 			found=yes
 			LIBS=" -lkrb5 -lcrypto -lcom_err $SAVELIBS"