diff --git a/kig/configure.in.in b/kig/configure.in.in
index 7fa197aa..99d11b95 100644
--- a/kig/configure.in.in
+++ b/kig/configure.in.in
@@ -159,13 +159,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([REGINA_LIB_BOOST_PYTHON], [
 		  fi
 		  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -ltqt"
 		  LIBS="-l$pylib $extralibs"
+		  PYVERSHORT=${pyver#python}
+		  PYVERSUFFIX=py${PYVERSHORT%.*}${PYVERSHORT#*.}
 		  AC_TRY_LINK([
 		    #include <Python.h>
 		  ], [
 		    Py_Initialize(); Py_Finalize();
 		  ], [
 		    AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-		    for bplib in "-lboost_python-mt" "-lboost_python-gcc-mt-1_32" "-lboost_python-gcc-mt-1_31" "-lboost_python-gcc-mt" "-lboost_python"; do
+		    for bplib in "-lboost_python-mt-$PYVERSUFFIX" "-lboost_python-mt" "-lboost_python-gcc-mt-1_32" "-lboost_python-gcc-mt-1_31" "-lboost_python-gcc-mt" "-lboost_python-$PYVERSUFFIX" "-lboost_python"; do
 		      AC_MSG_CHECKING([compilation of a boost.python program with $bplib])
 		      LDFLAGS="$__regina_py_save_ldflags -L$pylibdir"
 		      if test -z "$qt_libraries"; then