diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ab82a74..c305abb 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -96,20 +96,30 @@ PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 # libraries
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT_GUI], [QtCore QtGui],
    [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_QTGUI])
+    UIC=$(pkg-config --variable=uic_location QtCore)
+    MOC=$(pkg-config --variable=moc_location QtCore)
     have_qtgui=1],
    [PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT_GUI], [Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Widgets])],
    [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_QTGUI])
+    UIC=$(pkg-config --variable=uic_location Qt5Core)
+    MOC=$(pkg-config --variable=moc_location Qt5Core)
     have_qtgui=1],
    [have_qtgui=0])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_QTGUI, test "$have_qtgui" = "1")
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT_NETWORK], [QtNetwork],
    [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_QTNETWORK])
+    UIC=$(pkg-config --variable=uic_location QtCore)
+    MOC=$(pkg-config --variable=moc_location QtCore)
     have_qtnetwork=1],
    [PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT_NETWORK], [Qt5Network])],
    [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_QTNETWORK])
+    UIC=$(pkg-config --variable=uic_location Qt5Core)
+    MOC=$(pkg-config --variable=moc_location Qt5Core)
     have_qtnetwork=1],
    [have_qtnetwork=0])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_QTNETWORK, test "$have_qtnetwork" = "1")
+AC_SUBST(UIC)
+AC_SUBST(MOC)
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(pedantic,
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-pedantic],
diff --git a/src/makefile.am b/src/makefile.am
index 820a243..c343a5d 100644
--- a/src/makefile.am
+++ b/src/makefile.am
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = versiontest
 versiontest_SOURCES = versiontest.cxx
 
 %_ui.hxx: %.ui
-	uic -o $@ $<
+	@UIC@ -o $@ $<
 
 moc_%.cxx: %.hxx
-	moc -o $@ $<
+	@MOC@ -o $@ $<
 
 clean-local:
 	-rm -r ${QMAKE_TARGET}.app