diff --git a/hplip/Makefile.am b/hplip/Makefile.am

index 2e7cb27..f236d89 100644

--- a/hplip/Makefile.am

+++ b/hplip/Makefile.am

@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ pcardext_LTLIBRARIES = pcardext.la

 pcardext_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version

 pcardext_la_SOURCES = pcard/pcardext/pcardext.c pcard/fat.c

 pcardext_la_CFLAGS = -I$(PYTHONINCLUDEDIR)

+pcardext_la_LIBADD = `pkg-config --libs python`

 # prnt

 prntdir = $(hplipdir)/prnt

@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ cupsext_LTLIBRARIES = cupsext.la

 cupsext_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version

 cupsext_la_SOURCES =  prnt/cupsext/cupsext.c prnt/cupsext/cupsext.h

 cupsext_la_CFLAGS = -I$(PYTHONINCLUDEDIR) -Iprotocol

-cupsext_la_LIBADD = -lcups libhpipp.la

+cupsext_la_LIBADD = -lcups libhpipp.la `pkg-config --libs python`

 if SCAN_BUILD

 # scan

@@ -307,7 +308,8 @@ dist_scan_DATA = scan/__init__.py scan/sane.py

 # scanext

 scanextdir = $(pyexecdir)

 scanext_LTLIBRARIES = scanext.la

-scanext_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version -lsane

+scanext_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version

+scanext_la_LIBADD = -lsane `pkg-config --libs python`

 scanext_la_SOURCES =  scan/scanext/scanext.c

 scanext_la_CFLAGS = -I$(PYTHONINCLUDEDIR)

 endif

@@ -318,7 +320,7 @@ hpmudext_LTLIBRARIES = hpmudext.la

 hpmudext_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version

 hpmudext_la_SOURCES = io/mudext/hpmudext.c

 hpmudext_la_CFLAGS = -I$(PYTHONINCLUDEDIR)

-hpmudext_la_LIBADD = libhpmud.la

+hpmudext_la_LIBADD = libhpmud.la `pkg-config --libs python`

 if NETWORK_BUILD

 hpmudext_la_LIBADD += libhpdiscovery.la

diff --git a/hplip/Makefile.in b/hplip/Makefile.in

index 1c6b131..feba37b 100644

--- a/hplip/Makefile.in

+++ b/hplip/Makefile.in

@@ -4893,6 +4893,7 @@ cups_drv = prnt/drv/hpcups.drv

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@pcardext_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@pcardext_la_SOURCES = pcard/pcardext/pcardext.c pcard/fat.c

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@pcardext_la_CFLAGS = -I$(PYTHONINCLUDEDIR)

+@FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@pcardext_la_LIBADD = `pkg-config --libs python`

 # prnt

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@prntdir = $(hplipdir)/prnt

@@ -4910,7 +4911,7 @@ cups_drv = prnt/drv/hpcups.drv

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@cupsext_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@cupsext_la_SOURCES = prnt/cupsext/cupsext.c prnt/cupsext/cupsext.h

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@cupsext_la_CFLAGS = -I$(PYTHONINCLUDEDIR) -Iprotocol

-@FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@cupsext_la_LIBADD = -lcups libhpipp.la

+@FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@cupsext_la_LIBADD = -lcups libhpipp.la `pkg-config --libs python`

 # scan

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@@SCAN_BUILD_TRUE@scandir = $(hplipdir)/scan

@@ -4920,6 +4921,7 @@ cups_drv = prnt/drv/hpcups.drv

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@@SCAN_BUILD_TRUE@scanextdir = $(pyexecdir)

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@@SCAN_BUILD_TRUE@scanext_LTLIBRARIES = scanext.la

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@@SCAN_BUILD_TRUE@scanext_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version -lsane

+@FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@@SCAN_BUILD_TRUE@scanext_la_LIBADD = -lsane `pkg-config --libs python`

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@@SCAN_BUILD_TRUE@scanext_la_SOURCES = scan/scanext/scanext.c

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@@SCAN_BUILD_TRUE@scanext_la_CFLAGS = -I$(PYTHONINCLUDEDIR)

@@ -4932,7 +4934,7 @@ cups_drv = prnt/drv/hpcups.drv

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@	-I$(PYTHONINCLUDEDIR) \

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@	$(am__append_17) \

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@	$(am__append_18)

-@FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@hpmudext_la_LIBADD = libhpmud.la \

+@FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@hpmudext_la_LIBADD = libhpmud.la `pkg-config --libs python` \

 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@	$(am__append_16)

 # ui (qt3)