diff --git a/legacy/elementary/configure.ac b/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
index 5695a1d058..f3a3a37405 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ EFL_WITH_BIN([elementary], [elementary-codegen], [elementary_codegen])
 EFL_WITH_BIN([elementary], [elm-prefs-cc], [elm_prefs_cc])
 EFL_WITH_BIN([eolian], [eolian-gen], [eolian_gen])
 EFL_WITH_BIN([eolian-cxx], [eolian-cxx], [eolian_cxx])
+EFL_WITH_BIN([eldbus], [eldbus_codegen], [eldbus-codegen])
 # Force the helper to try external eolian generators
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_EOLIAN_GEN], [true])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_EOLIAN_CXX], [true])
@@ -560,6 +561,7 @@ echo "  elementary_codegen.......: ${elementary_codegen}"
 echo "  elm_prefs_cc.............: ${elm_prefs_cc}"
 echo "  eolian_gen...............: ${eolian_gen}"
 echo "  eolian_cxx...............: ${eolian_cxx}"
+echo "  eldbus_codegen...........: ${eldbus_codegen}"
 echo
 echo "  Build elementary_test....: ${have_elementary_test}"
 echo "  Build elementary_codegen.: ${have_elementary_codegen}"
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Makefile.am b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Makefile.am
index fb7d9429ef..8c137e8c38 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ elm_intro.h.in
 
 $(COLORCLASS_GEN): elm_color_class.xml
 	@cd $(top_builddir)/src/lib && \
-	eldbus-codegen $(abs_top_srcdir)/src/lib/elm_color_class.xml
+	@eldbus_codegen@ $(abs_top_srcdir)/src/lib/elm_color_class.xml
 elm_color_class.c: $(COLORCLASS_GEN)