diff -up tcpdump-3.9.8/configure.nosmi tcpdump-3.9.8/configure
--- tcpdump-3.9.8/configure.nosmi	2008-06-02 14:07:38.000000000 +0200
+++ tcpdump-3.9.8/configure	2008-06-02 14:19:10.000000000 +0200
@@ -4422,7 +4422,7 @@ if test "${ac_cv_lib_smi_smiInit+set}" =
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lsmi  $LIBS"
+LIBS=" $LIBS"
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
@@ -4482,7 +4482,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_lib_smi_smiInit = yes; th
 #define HAVE_LIBSMI 1
 _ACEOF
 
-  LIBS="-lsmi $LIBS"
+  LIBS=" $LIBS"
 
 fi