diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3b3fd5d6a..8242f856b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -687,6 +687,19 @@ AC_E_OPTIONAL_MODULE([comp], true)
 
 AC_E_CHECK_PKG(ENOTIFY, [edbus >= 1.0.0 enotify >= 1.0.0], [], [])
 
+AC_PATH_PROGS([SUSPEND], [sleep.sh pm-suspend zzz],[/etc/acpi/sleep.sh], [/etc/acpi:/sbin:/usr/sbin:$PATH])
+if test $SUSPEND = /etc/acpi/sleep.sh ; then
+   SUSPEND="/etc/acpi/sleep.sh force"
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([use suspend method: $SUSPEND])
+fi
+
+AC_PATH_PROGS([HIBERNATE], [hibernate.sh pm-hibernate],[/etc/acpi/hibernate.sh], [/etc/acpi:/sbin:/usr/sbin:$PATH])
+if test $HIBERNATE = "/etc/acpi/hibernate.sh" ; then
+   HIBERNATE="/etc/acpi/hibernate.sh force"
+   AC_MSG_NOTICE([use hibernate method: $HIBERNATE])
+fi
+
+
 AC_OUTPUT([
 Makefile
 enlightenment.spec
@@ -879,6 +892,7 @@ data/xsession/Makefile
 data/xsession/enlightenment.desktop
 data/tools/Makefile
 data/etc/Makefile
+data/etc/sysactions.conf
 data/icons/Makefile
 data/backgrounds/Makefile
 doc/Makefile
diff --git a/data/etc/sysactions.conf b/data/etc/sysactions.conf.in
similarity index 96%
rename from data/etc/sysactions.conf
rename to data/etc/sysactions.conf.in
index 130f66dba..179a5707b 100644
--- a/data/etc/sysactions.conf
+++ b/data/etc/sysactions.conf.in
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 
 action:   halt      /sbin/shutdown -h now
 action:   reboot    /sbin/shutdown -r now
-action:   suspend   /etc/acpi/sleep.sh force
-action:   hibernate /etc/acpi/hibernate.sh force
+action:   suspend   @SUSPEND@
+action:   hibernate @HIBERNATE@
 
 # on FreeBSD use this instead of the above.
 #action suspend  /usr/sbin/zzz