diff --git a/inetutils.be0 b/inetutils.be0
index f744868fd..209584f0f 100755
--- a/inetutils.be0
+++ b/inetutils.be0
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ mee_configure() {
     bee_configure \
         --disable-logger \
         --disable-syslogd \
-        --disable-whois \
         --disable-traceroute
 }