diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d8ce0fe..55a8ea7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ AM_PROG_AR
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 LT_INIT
 
+AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.7],, [AC_ERROR([Python is required])])
+PYTHON_PREFIX=$($PYTHON -c 'import sys; print sys.prefix')
+PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX=$($PYTHON -c 'import sys; print sys.exec_prefix')
+PYTHON_CFLAGS="-I${PYTHON_PREFIX}/include/python${PYTHON_VERSION}/ -I${PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX}/include/python${PYTHON_VERSION}/"
+PYTHON_LDFLAGS="-L${PYTHON_PREFIX}/lib/ -L${PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX}/lib/"
+PYTHON_LIBS="-lpython${PYTHON_VERSION}"
+AC_SUBST(PYTHON_CFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(PYTHON_LDFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(PYTHON_LIBS)
+
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PYFRIDA, ["frida-core-1.0"])
 AC_SUBST(PYFRIDA_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(PYFRIDA_LDFLAGS)