diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 987fbe779..05f7e8913 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(E, [
   efreet
 ])
 
+# ecore-txt is really only needed by the temperature module,
+# so we check for it separately.
+# in a perfect world, we'd also disable the temperate module here
+# if ecore-txt isn't available.
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ECORE_TXT, ecore-txt)
+
 e_libs=$E_LIBS" "$LIBINTL" "$fnmatch_libs" "
 e_cflags="-DUSE_E_CONFIG_H "$E_CFLAGS" "
 AC_SUBST(e_libs)
diff --git a/src/modules/temperature/Makefile.am b/src/modules/temperature/Makefile.am
index 78ffb7db3..9a01d90ce 100644
--- a/src/modules/temperature/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/modules/temperature/Makefile.am
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ INCLUDES               = -I. \
                          -I$(top_srcdir)/src/bin \
                          -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib \
                          -I$(top_srcdir)/src/modules \
-                         @e_cflags@
+                         @e_cflags@ @ECORE_TXT_CFLAGS@
 pkgdir                 = $(libdir)/enlightenment/modules/$(MODULE)/$(MODULE_ARCH)
 pkg_LTLIBRARIES        = module.la
 module_la_SOURCES      = e_mod_main.c \
                          e_mod_main.h \
 			 e_mod_config.c
-module_la_LIBADD       = @e_libs@ @dlopen_libs@
+module_la_LIBADD       = @e_libs@ @dlopen_libs@ @ECORE_TXT_LIBS@
 module_la_LDFLAGS      = -module -avoid-version
 module_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/config.h