diff --exclude CVS --exclude .git -uNr gnome-vfs-2.24.1/configure.in gnome-vfs-2.24.1.modified/configure.in
--- gnome-vfs-2.24.1/configure.in	2009-03-17 06:48:24.000000000 -0700
+++ gnome-vfs-2.24.1.modified/configure.in	2010-10-30 10:41:02.147752599 -0700
@@ -448,8 +448,11 @@
 dnl GSSAPI
 dnl Check for Kerberos installation
 have_gssapi=no
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for Kerberos libraries])
 AC_PATH_PROG([KRB5_CONFIG], krb5-config, none, $PATH:/usr/kerberos/bin)
-					   
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(kerberos,[AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-kerberos],[Disable test for Kerberos libraries])])
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_kerberos" != "xno"], [
+
 if test "x$KRB5_CONFIG" != "xnone"; then
    GSSAPI_LIBS="`${KRB5_CONFIG} --libs gssapi`"
    GSSAPI_CFLAGS="`${KRB5_CONFIG} --cflags gssapi`"
@@ -483,6 +486,7 @@
    LIBS="$saved_LIBS" 
    CPPFLAGS="$saved_CPPFLAGS" 
 fi   
+])
 AC_SUBST(GSSAPI_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(GSSAPI_CFLAGS)