diff --git a/configure.in.in b/configure.in.in
index bcaf4fc..a601f3d 100644
--- a/configure.in.in
+++ b/configure.in.in
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ AC_SUBST(SOLLIBS)
 dnl configure the panel plugin
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([LIBXFCE4PANEL], [libxfce4panel-1.0], [4.3.20])
 
+dnl configure the libxfcegui4
+XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([LIBXFCEGUI4], [libxfcegui4-1.0], [4.4.0])
+
 dnl Check for i18n support
 XDT_I18N([@LINGUAS@])
 
diff --git a/panel-plugin/Makefile.am b/panel-plugin/Makefile.am
index 2e0850b..0635d67 100644
--- a/panel-plugin/Makefile.am
+++ b/panel-plugin/Makefile.am
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ xfce4_netload_plugin_SOURCES =						\
 
 xfce4_netload_plugin_CFLAGS =						\
 	-DPACKAGE_LOCALE_DIR=\"$(localedir)\"				\
-	@LIBXFCE4PANEL_CFLAGS@
+	@LIBXFCE4PANEL_CFLAGS@				\
+	@LIBXFCEGUI4_CFLAGS@
 
-xfce4_netload_plugin_LDFLAGS =						\
+xfce4_netload_plugin_LDADD =						\
 	@SOLLIBS@                                   			\
-	@LIBXFCE4PANEL_LIBS@
+	@LIBXFCE4PANEL_LIBS@                                   			\
+	@LIBXFCEGUI4_LIBS@
 
 # .desktop file
 #