diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index ab2aa304..f4bcfeef 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CXXFLAGS ?= @CXXFLAGS@
 LIBXAPIAN=@LIBXAPIAN@
 XAPIANCXXFLAGS=@XAPIANCXXFLAGS@
 XSLT_CFLAGS=@XSLT_CFLAGS@
-XSLT_LINKADD=@XSLT_LINKADD@
+XSLT_LIBS=@XSLT_LIBS@
 LIBICONV=@LIBICONV@
 INCICONV=@INCICONV@
 LIBFAM = @LIBFAM@
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ AM_YFLAGS = -d
 librecoll_la_LDFLAGS = -release $(VERSION) \
     -Wl,--no-undefined -Wl,--warn-unresolved-symbols
 
-librecoll_la_LIBADD = $(XSLT_LINKADD) $(LIBXAPIAN) $(LIBICONV) $(LIBTHREADS)
+librecoll_la_LIBADD = $(XSLT_LIBS) $(LIBXAPIAN) $(LIBICONV) $(LIBTHREADS)
 
 # There is probably a better way to do this. The KIO needs to be linked
 # with librecoll, but librecoll is installed into a non-standard place
diff --git a/src/configure.ac b/src/configure.ac
index bc6dfb15..85c6ca73 100644
--- a/src/configure.ac
+++ b/src/configure.ac
@@ -343,19 +343,7 @@ XAPIANCXXFLAGS=`$XAPIAN_CONFIG --cxxflags`
 #echo XAPIANCXXFLAGS: $XAPIANCXXFLAGS
 
 
-XSLT_CONFIG=${XSLT_CONFIG:-no}
-if test "$XSLT_CONFIG" = "no"; then 
-    AC_PATH_PROG(XSLT_CONFIG0, [xslt-config], no)
-    XSLT_CONFIG=$XSLT_CONFIG0
-fi
-if test "$XSLT_CONFIG" = "no" ; then
-   AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find xslt-config command in $PATH. Is
-libxslt installed ?])
-   exit 1
-fi
-
-XSLT_CFLAGS=`xslt-config --cflags`
-XSLT_LINKADD=`xslt-config --libs`
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([XSLT], [libxslt], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([libxslt]))
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(xadump, 
     AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-xadump],
@@ -564,7 +552,7 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBQZEITGEIST)
 AC_SUBST(RCLVERSION)
 AC_SUBST(RCLLIBVERSION)
 AC_SUBST(XSLT_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(XSLT_LINKADD)
+AC_SUBST(XSLT_LIBS)
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile python/recoll/setup.py
  python/pychm/setup.py])