--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -21,10 +21,18 @@
 
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
+PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
+
 dnl Checks for libraries.
 
-AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0(2.0.0)
-AM_PATH_GNET_2_0(2.0.4)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GLIB, glib-2.0 > 2.0.0,[
+	LIBS="$LIBS $GLIB_LIBS"
+	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $GLIB_CFLAGS"
+	], AC_MSG_ERROR[Could not find glib])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GNET, gnet-2.0 > 2.0.4,[
+	LIBS="$LIBS $GNET_LIBS"
+	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $GNET_CFLAGS"
+	], AC_MSG_ERROR[Could not find gnet])
 
 dnl Checks for header files.
 dnl AC_HEADER_STDC
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-AM_CPPFLAGS = $(GNET_CFLAGS)
-
 lib_LTLIBRARIES		= libgsnmp.la
 libgsnmp_la_SOURCES	= ber.c ber.h			\
 			  pdu.c pdu.h			\