--- configure.ac	2014-11-04 17:50:02.559731909 +0100
+++ configure.ac	2014-11-04 17:48:43.727732491 +0100
@@ -118,9 +118,20 @@
 AC_CHECK_FUNC([getloadavg],[AC_DEFINE([HAVE_GETLOADAVG2], 1, [getloadavg() is available])])
 AC_FUNC_SELECT_ARGTYPES
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CORE],[fontconfig xext x11])
-AC_SUBST([CORE_CFLAGS])
-AC_SUBST([CORE_LIBS])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([FONTCONFIG],[fontconfig])
+AC_SUBST([FONTCONFIG_CFLAGS])
+AC_SUBST([FONTCONFIG_LIBS])
+
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([XEXT],[xext])
+AC_SUBST([XEXT_CFLAGS])
+AC_SUBST([XEXT_LIBS])
+
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([X11],[x11])
+AC_SUBST([X11_CFLAGS])
+AC_SUBST([X11_LIBS])
+
+CORE_CFLAGS="$FONTCONFIG_CFLAGS $XEXT_CFLAGS $X11_CFLAGS"
+CORE_LIBS="$FONTCONFIG_LIBS $XEXT_LIBS $X11_LIBS"
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB([X11],[XInternAtoms],
     [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_XINTERNATOMS],[1],[Define to enable XInternAtoms])])