diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a35930a34c..2a8f2d486f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ AC_SUBST(dbusservicedir)
 
 efl_deprecated_option="no"
 EFL_WITH_BIN([edje], [edje-cc])
+EFL_WITH_BIN([eolian], [eolian-gen])
 
 
 #### Default values
diff --git a/src/Makefile_Eolian.am b/src/Makefile_Eolian.am
index 5403ec94f7..4a51d13c0b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Eolian.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Eolian.am
@@ -39,4 +39,16 @@ bin_eolian_eolian_gen_LDADD = @USE_EOLIAN_LIBS@
 bin_eolian_eolian_gen_DEPENDENCIES = @USE_EOLIAN_INTERNAL_LIBS@
 
 
+### Helper for other modules using Eolian
+
+if HAVE_EOLIAN_GEN
+EOLIAN_GEN = @eolian_gen@
+else
+EOLIAN_GEN = EFL_RUN_IN_TREE=1 $(top_builddir)/src/bin/eolian/eolian_gen${EXEEXT}
+endif
+
+AM_V_EOL = $(am__v_EOL_@AM_V@)
+am__v_EOL_ = $(am__v_EOL_@AM_DEFAULT_V@)
+am__v_EOL_0 = @echo "  EOLIAN   " $@;
+
 EXTRA_DIST += lib/eolian/eo_lexer.rl