diff --git a/mozilla/configure b/mozilla/configure
index c521fc64671..a8d6e2c9d79 100755
--- a/mozilla/configure
+++ b/mozilla/configure
@@ -9564,7 +9564,7 @@ MOZ_TIMER_LIBS='$(DIST)/lib/libtimer_s.a'
 # Beos needs to link the timer in dynamically
 case "$target" in
     *-beos*)
-        MOZ_TIMER_LIBS=$(DIST)/lib/libtimer_beos.so
+        MOZ_TIMER_LIBS=-ltimer_beos
 	;;
 esac