diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index c11562f..d8c4966 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ echo "noinst_HEADERS = `find src/ -type f -name \*.h |tr \"\n\" \" \" `" >>$OUT
 echo "${NAME}_CPPFLAGS = -I\$(srcdir)/$i/ ${COMMON_CPPFLAGS}" >>$OUT
 echo "${NAME}_CFLAGS = ${COMMON_CFLAGS}" >>$OUT
 echo "${NAME}_CXXFLAGS = ${COMMON_CXXFLAGS}" >>$OUT
-echo "${NAME}_LDFLAGS = ${COMMON_LDFLAGS}" >>$OUT
-echo "${NAME}_LDADD = -lgmp -lfftw3 -lm @CRYPTOPP_LIBS@ ${COMMON_LDADD} " >>$OUT
+echo "${NAME}_LDFLAGS = ${COMMON_LDFLAGS} \$(CRYPTOPP_CFLAGS) " >>$OUT
+echo "${NAME}_LDADD = -lgmp -lfftw3 -lm \$(CRYPTOPP_LIBS) ${COMMON_LDADD} " >>$OUT
 
 libtoolize --force && aclocal && autoconf && automake --add-missing
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c7ee564..2399b42 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -31,12 +31,20 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([cryptopp],
 #and check crypto++
 if test "$WITH_CRYPTOPP" = "yes"; then
 	
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CRYPTOPP],[libcrypto++])
+
+	#crypto++ headers are either in include/crypto++ or include/cryptopp,
+	#the information is otherwise unavailable from standard configuration
+	#means. Please report/add more tests if you encounter distros that
+	#place them elsewhere.
 	AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
-	AC_CHECK_HEADERS([crypto++/sha.h crypto++/tiger.h crypto++/ripemd.h], , AC_MSG_ERROR([Codecrypt requires Crypto++]))
+	AC_CHECK_HEADER([crypto++/config.h],
+		AC_DEFINE([CRYPTOPP_DIR_PLUS], [1]),
+		AC_DEFINE([CRYPTOPP_DIR_PLUS], [0])
+	)
 	AC_LANG_POP([C++])
 
 	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_CRYPTOPP], [1])
-	AC_SUBST([CRYPTOPP_LIBS], [-lcryptopp])
 else
 	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_CRYPTOPP], [0])
 fi
diff --git a/src/rmd_hash.h b/src/rmd_hash.h
index 2c14a96..b2b3de0 100644
--- a/src/rmd_hash.h
+++ b/src/rmd_hash.h
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@
 
 #if HAVE_CRYPTOPP==1
 
-#include "sha_hash.h"
-#include <crypto++/ripemd.h>
+#include "hash.h"
+#if CRYPTOPP_DIR_PLUS
+#  include <crypto++/ripemd.h>
+#else
+#  include <cryptopp/ripemd.h>
+#endif
+
 
 //it's used just like SHA, so create it from SHA
 class rmd128hash : public shahash<CryptoPP::RIPEMD128> {};
diff --git a/src/sha_hash.h b/src/sha_hash.h
index 93a7772..0a18dfd 100644
--- a/src/sha_hash.h
+++ b/src/sha_hash.h
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@
 #if HAVE_CRYPTOPP==1
 
 #include "hash.h"
-
-#include <crypto++/sha.h>
+#if CRYPTOPP_DIR_PLUS
+#  include <crypto++/sha.h>
+#else
+#  include <cryptopp/sha.h>
+#endif
 
 template <class shatype>
 class shahash : public hash_func
diff --git a/src/tiger_hash.h b/src/tiger_hash.h
index 915b85b..f21ab12 100644
--- a/src/tiger_hash.h
+++ b/src/tiger_hash.h
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@
 
 #if HAVE_CRYPTOPP==1
 
-#include "sha_hash.h"
-#include <crypto++/tiger.h>
+#include "hash.h"
+
+#if CRYPTOPP_DIR_PLUS
+#  include <crypto++/tiger.h>
+#else
+#  include <cryptopp/tiger.h>
+#endif
 
 //it's used just like SHA, so create it from SHA
 class tiger192hash : public shahash<CryptoPP::Tiger> {};