diff --git a/legacy/elementary/configure.ac b/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
index 8355255591..3d4f5c223c 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
@@ -218,6 +218,17 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([ELEMENTARY],
    ]
 )
 
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([ECORE_CON],
+	[ecore-con],
+	[
+	 have_ecore_con="yes"
+	 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ECORE_CON, 1, [Use Ecore_Con for connections])
+	 requirement_elm="ecore-con ${requirement_elm}"
+	],
+	[have_ecore_con="no"])
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_ECORE_CON], [test "x${have_ecore_con}" = "xyes"])
+
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EIO],
 	[eio],
 	[
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_map.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_map.c
index 658f656ef0..399af5d189 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_map.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_map.c
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-#include <Ecore_Con.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG
+# include <elementary_config.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_ECORE_CON
+# include <Ecore_Con.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "Elementary.h"
 #include "elm_priv.h"