diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 015bd04..6289f76 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -864,8 +864,8 @@ EOF
   ## Linux
   *-*-linux* )
     dir=linux
-    # both gross, but needed for some older a.out systems
-    LIBS=-lm -lc
+    # gross, but needed for some older a.out systems for 0.4.x
+    LIBS=-lc
     
   echo $ac_n "checking for Linux using ELF""... $ac_c" 1>&6
   if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'scsh_cv_linux_elf'+set}'`\" = set"; then
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ed9da75..e6eac82 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ case "$host" in
   ## Linux
   *-*-linux* )
     dir=linux
-    # both gross, but needed for some older a.out systems
-    LIBS=-lm -lc
+    # gross, but needed for some older a.out systems for 0.4.x
+    LIBS=-lc
     SCSH_LINUX_ELF
   ;;