diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AM_PATH_CHECK
+AM_PATH_XML2(2.7.2)
 
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG(0.17.2)
 
diff --git a/src/client/Makefile.am b/src/client/Makefile.am
--- a/src/client/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/client/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 bin_PROGRAMS = distren
 distren_SOURCES = distren.c
-distren_LDADD = @DISTLIBS_LIBS@ @top_builddir@/src/common/libdistren.la
-distren_CFLAGS = @DISTLIBS_CFLAGS@ -I@top_srcdir@/src/common
+distren_LDADD = @DISTLIBS_LIBS@ @top_builddir@/src/common/libdistren.la @XML_LIBS@
+distren_CFLAGS = @DISTLIBS_CFLAGS@ -I@top_srcdir@/src/common @XML_CPPFLAGS@