diff --git a/macros/ac_python_devel.m4 b/macros/ac_python_devel.m4
index d3cc13f..2589ecd 100644
--- a/macros/ac_python_devel.m4
+++ b/macros/ac_python_devel.m4
@@ -18,47 +18,22 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_PYTHON_DEVEL],[
 	#
 	AC_REQUIRE([AM_PATH_PYTHON])
 
-	# Check for Python include path
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for Python include path])
-	python_path=`echo $PYTHON | sed "s,/bin.*$,,"`
-	for i in "$python_path/include/python$PYTHON_VERSION/" "$python_path/include/python/" "$python_path/" ; do
-		python_path=`find $i -type f -name Python.h -print | sed "1q"`
-		if test -n "$python_path" ; then
-			break
-		fi
-	done
-	python_path=`echo $python_path | sed "s,/Python.h$,,"`
-	AC_MSG_RESULT([$python_path])
-	if test -z "$python_path" ; then
-		AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find Python include path])
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for python-$PYTHON_VERSION.pc])
+	if ! pkg-config --exists python-$PYTHON_VERSION; then
+	   AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't find python-$PYTHON_VERSION.pc])
 	fi
-	AC_SUBST([PYTHON_CPPFLAGS],[-I$python_path])
+	AC_MSG_RESULT([found])
 
-	# Check for Python library path
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for Python library path])
-	python_path=`echo $PYTHON | sed "s,/bin.*$,,"`
-	for i in "$python_path/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/config/" "$python_path/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/" "$python_path/lib/python/config/" "$python_path/lib/python/" "$python_path/" ; do
-		python_path=`find $i -type f -name libpython$PYTHON_VERSION.* -print | sed "1q"`
-		if test -n "$python_path" ; then
-			break
-		fi
-	done
-	python_path=`echo $python_path | sed "s,/libpython.*$,,"`
-	AC_MSG_RESULT([$python_path])
-	if test -z "$python_path" ; then
-		AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find Python library path])
-	fi
-	AC_SUBST([PYTHON_LDFLAGS],["-L$python_path -lpython$PYTHON_VERSION"])
-	#
-	python_site=`echo $python_path | sed "s/config/site-packages/"`
+	python_cflags=`pkg-config --cflags python-$PYTHON_VERSION`
+	AC_SUBST([PYTHON_CPPFLAGS],["$python_cflags"])
+
+	python_ldflags=`pkg-config --libs python-$PYTHON_VERSION`
+	AC_SUBST([PYTHON_LDFLAGS],["$python_ldflags"])
+
+	python_site=`$PYTHON -c 'import distutils.sysconfig; \
+        print(distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib(standard_lib=False))'`
 	AC_SUBST([PYTHON_SITE_PKG],[$python_site])
-	#
-	# libraries which must be linked in when embedding
-	#
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING(python extra libraries)
-	PYTHON_EXTRA_LIBS=`$PYTHON -c "import distutils.sysconfig; \
-                conf = distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var; \
-                print conf('LOCALMODLIBS')+' '+conf('LIBS')"
-	AC_MSG_RESULT($PYTHON_EXTRA_LIBS)`
+
+	PYTHON_EXTRA_LIBS=""
 	AC_SUBST(PYTHON_EXTRA_LIBS)
 ])