diff --git a/srcpkgs/emacs/template b/srcpkgs/emacs/template
index 66a5464852e..bfe99d9f3b1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/emacs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/emacs/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'emacs'
 pkgname=emacs
 version=25.3
-revision=3
+revision=4
 nocross=yes
 nopie=yes
 patch_args="-Np1"
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ do_configure() {
 
 	cd $wrksrc/x11
 	./configure --with-x-toolkit=athena --without-toolkit-scroll-bars \
-		--without-dbus ${configure_args}
+		--without-dbus --without-gconf --without-gsettings \
+		${configure_args}
 
 	cd $wrksrc/gtk2
 	./configure --with-x-toolkit=gtk2 ${configure_args}