diff --git a/cmdline/Makefile.am b/cmdline/Makefile.am
index 22e4c2b..1da0937 100644
--- a/cmdline/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmdline/Makefile.am
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-INCLUDES= $(all_includes) $(KDE_INCLUDES)/tde
+INCLUDES= $(all_includes) $(KDE_INCLUDES)/tde $(KRB5_CFLAGS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = tdeldapmanager
 
 tdeldapmanager_SOURCES = main.cpp
 
 tdeldapmanager_METASOURCES = AUTO
-tdeldapmanager_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH) $(LIB_QT) -lDCOP $(LIB_TDECORE) $(LIB_TDEUI) -ltdefx $(LIB_TDEIO) -ltdetexteditor -ltdeldap
+tdeldapmanager_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH) $(LIB_QT) -lDCOP $(LIB_TDECORE) $(LIB_TDEUI) -ltdefx $(LIB_TDEIO) -ltdetexteditor -ltdeldap $(KRB5_LIBS)
 
 KDE_OPTIONS = nofinal
diff --git a/configure.in.in b/configure.in.in
index 18b1486..03cae23 100644
--- a/configure.in.in
+++ b/configure.in.in
@@ -4,3 +4,40 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(autostart, 0.1)
 AC_C_BIGENDIAN
 AC_CHECK_KDEMAXPATHLEN
 
+
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(KRB5, krb5, have_krb5=yes, have_krb5=no)
+if test "x$have_krb5" = "xno"; then
+  # Try to find krb5 without pkg-config file
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(krb5)
+  AC_FIND_FILE(krb5.h, [\
+    /usr/local/include/heimdal /usr/local/include \
+    /usr/include/heimdal /usr/include \
+    ], krb5_includes)
+  if test "x$krb5_includes" != "xNO"; then
+    krb5_multiarch="`gcc -print-multiarch 2>/dev/null`"
+    AC_FIND_FILE(libkrb5.so, [\
+        /usr/local/lib/$krb5_multiarch/heimdal /usr/local/lib64/heimdal /usr/local/lib/heimdal \
+        /usr/local/lib/$krb5_multiarch /usr/local/lib64 /usr/local/lib \
+        /usr/lib/$krb5_multiarch/heimdal /usr/lib64/heimdal /usr/lib/heimdal \
+        /usr/lib/$krb5_multiarch /usr/lib64 /usr/lib \
+        ], krb5_libs)
+    if test "x$krb5_libs" != "xNO"; then
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([libraries $krb5_libs, headers $krb5_includes])
+      CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$krb5_includes"
+      CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$krb5_includes"
+      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$krb5_libs"
+      AC_CHECK_HEADER(krb5.h, have_krb5=yes)
+    fi
+  fi
+  if test "x$have_krb5" != "xno"; then
+    KRB5_CFLAGS="-I$krb5_includes"
+    KRB5_LIBS="-L$krb5_libs -lkrb5"
+    AC_SUBST(KRB5_CFLAGS)
+    AC_SUBST(KRB5_LIBS)
+  else
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+  fi
+fi
+if test "x$have_krb5" = "xno"; then
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([krb5 library is needed but not found on our system])
+fi
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 3dd58bb..e9e1805 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-INCLUDES    = $(all_includes) $(KDE_INCLUDES)/tde
+INCLUDES    = $(all_includes) $(KDE_INCLUDES)/tde $(KRB5_CFLAGS)
 METASOURCES = AUTO
 
 # Install this plugin in the KDE modules directory
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ kde_module_LTLIBRARIES = kcm_ldapmanager.la
 kcm_ldapmanager_la_SOURCES = ldapmgr.cpp ldapconfigbase.ui userconfigbase.ui groupconfigbase.ui machineconfigbase.ui serviceconfigbase.ui userconfigdlg.cpp groupconfigdlg.cpp machineconfigdlg.cpp serviceconfigdlg.cpp
 kcm_ldapmanager_la_LIBADD = -ltdeio $(LIB_TDEUI) -lldap -ltdeldap
 kcm_ldapmanager_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module -no-undefined \
-	$(all_libraries)
+	$(all_libraries) $(KRB5_LIBS)
 
 
 xdg_apps_DATA = ldapmanager.desktop