diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c24d028c..df9c2294 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ BUILT_SOURCES=\
 
 $(top_builddir)/resources/resources.c: $(top_srcdir)/resources/resources.xml
 			mkdir -p $(top_builddir)/resources/
-			glib-compile-resources $<  --generate-source --target=$@ --sourcedir=$(top_srcdir)
+			$(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES) $<  --generate-source --target=$@ --sourcedir=$(top_srcdir)
 
 $(top_builddir)/resources/resources.h: $(top_srcdir)/resources/resources.xml
 			mkdir -p $(top_builddir)/resources/
-			glib-compile-resources $<  --generate-header --target=$@ --sourcedir=$(top_srcdir)
+			$(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES) $<  --generate-header --target=$@ --sourcedir=$(top_srcdir)
 
 $(top_builddir)/lexer/theme-lexer.c: $(top_srcdir)/lexer/theme-lexer.l
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bed5d388..9357964e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ AS_IF([test "x${enable_check}" != "xno"], [ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([check],[check >=
 AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_CHECK],  [test "x${enable_check}" != "xno" && test "$HAVE_CHECK" -eq 1])
 
 
+dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+dnl Gets the resource compile tool path.
+dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0
+
 
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Add extra compiler flags