diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index a2d6593a..0e0d3958 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -35,19 +35,16 @@ if( BUILD_DOC AND BUILD_KIG )
 endif( )
 
 
-##### check for arts
+##### check for arts support
 
 if( WITH_ARTS )
-   pkg_search_module( ARTS arts )
-   if( NOT ARTS_FOUND )
-      tde_message_fatal( "aRts is requested but was not found on your system" )
-   endif( NOT ARTS_FOUND )
-   set( WITHOUT_ARTS false )
-endif( WITH_ARTS )
-
-if( NOT WITH_ARTS )
+   if( NOT TARGET artskde-shared )
+      tde_message_fatal( "aRts support through tdelibs is requested but was not found on your system" )
+   endif()
+   set( ARTSKDE_LIBRARIES artskde-shared )
+ else()
    set( WITHOUT_ARTS 1 )
-endif( NOT WITH_ARTS )
+endif()
 
 
 ##### check for boost
diff --git a/blinken/src/CMakeLists.txt b/blinken/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b0d1e1f4..d8776304 100644
--- a/blinken/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/blinken/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ tde_add_executable( blinken AUTOMOC
      tdecore-shared
      tdeui-shared
      tdeio-shared
-     artskde-shared
+     ${ARTSKDE_LIBRARIES}
 
   DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}
 )
diff --git a/kanagram/src/CMakeLists.txt b/kanagram/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 7686af03..a6d28d4d 100644
--- a/kanagram/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kanagram/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ tde_add_executable( kanagram AUTOMOC
      tdeui-shared
      tdeio-shared
      tdenewstuff-shared
-     artskde-shared
+     ${ARTSKDE_LIBRARIES}
 
   DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}
 )