diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5848dd9..f5ae222 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ AC_HEADER_STDC
 
 dnl configure the panel plugin
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([LIBXFCE4PANEL], [libxfce4panel-1.0], [4.3.22])
+XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([LIBXFCEGUI4], [libxfcegui4-1.0], [4.4])                      
+
 
 dnl Translations
 XDT_I18N([ca cs en_GB eu fr pl pt_PT sq])
diff --git a/panel-plugin/Makefile.am b/panel-plugin/Makefile.am
index e3b55fb..f377d02 100644
--- a/panel-plugin/Makefile.am
+++ b/panel-plugin/Makefile.am
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ plugin_PROGRAMS = xfce4-genmon-plugin
 
 xfce4_genmon_plugin_CFLAGS =					\
 	-DPACKAGE_LOCALE_DIR=\"$(localedir)\"			\
-	@LIBXFCE4PANEL_CFLAGS@
+	@LIBXFCE4PANEL_CFLAGS@ \
+	@LIBXFCEGUI4_CFLAGS@
 
 xfce4_genmon_plugin_LDADD =					\
-	@LIBXFCE4PANEL_LIBS@
+	@LIBXFCE4PANEL_LIBS@ \
+	@LIBXFCEGUI4_LIBS@
 
 xfce4_genmon_plugin_SOURCES =	\
 	main.c			\