--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1609,11 +1609,37 @@
			# we don't know whether they'll be doing that,
			# so this is the best we can do.
			#
-			MIC=moc
+			MOC=moc
		fi
	fi
 fi
 AC_SUBST(MOC)
+AC_PATH_PROG(RCC, rcc)
+if test "x$RCC" = x
+then
+	AC_PATH_PROG(RCC, rcc-qt4)
+	if test "x$RCC" = x
+	then
+		if test "x$have_qt" = "xyes"; then
+			#
+			# If you want to build with Qt, you'd better
+			# have rcc.
+			#
+			AC_MSG_ERROR(I couldn't find moc or rcc-qt4; make sure it's installed and in your path)
+		else
+			#
+			# We shouldn't fail here, as the user's not
+			# building with Qt, and we shouldn't force them
+			# to have Qt installed if they're not doing so.
+			# "make dist" will fail if they do that, but
+			# we don't know whether they'll be doing that,
+			# so this is the best we can do.
+			#
+			RCC=rcc
+		fi
+	fi
+fi
+AC_SUBST(RCC)
 
 # Error out if a glib header other than a "top level" header
 #  (glib.h, glib-object.h, gio.h) or certain other headers( e.g.,gmodule.h)
--- a/ui/qt/Makefile.am
+++ b/ui/qt/Makefile.am
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 
 .qrc.rcc.cpp:
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(@D)
-	$(AM_V_RCC)rcc -name `basename $< .qrc` -o $@ $<
+	$(AM_V_RCC)$(RCC) -name `basename $< .qrc` -o $@ $<
 
 ui_%.h: %.ui
 	$(AM_V_UIC)$(UIC) $< -o $@