diff --git a/emacs.be0 b/emacs.be0
index fc34471cc..6c5aeb52e 100755
--- a/emacs.be0
+++ b/emacs.be0
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ mee_patch() {
 }
 
 mee_configure() {
-    bee_configure
+    bee_configure           \
+      --without-gconf       \
+      --without-gsettings   \
+      --with-x              \
+      --with-x-toolkit=gtk3
+
 }
 
 mee_build() {