diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 95a5ae8f7..7e982a436 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -459,8 +459,6 @@ Use these options if autodetection fails:
   --extra-libs-mplayer=FLAGS  extra linker flags for MPlayer
 
   --with-sdl-config=PATH      path to sdl*-config
-  --with-dvdnav-config=PATH   path to dvdnav-config
-  --with-dvdread-config=PATH  path to dvdread-config
 
 This configure script is NOT autoconf-based, even though its output is similar.
 It will try to autodetect all configuration options. If you --enable an option
@@ -544,8 +542,6 @@ _xmms=no
 _vcd=auto
 _bluray=auto
 _dvdnav=auto
-_dvdnavconfig=dvdnav-config
-_dvdreadconfig=dvdread-config
 _dvdread=auto
 _dvdread_internal=auto
 _libdvdcss_internal=auto
@@ -656,12 +652,6 @@ for ac_option do
   --with-sdl-config=*)
     _sdlconfig=$(echo $ac_option | cut -d '=' -f 2)
     ;;
-  --with-dvdnav-config=*)
-    _dvdnavconfig=$(echo $ac_option | cut -d '=' -f 2)
-    ;;
-  --with-dvdread-config=*)
-    _dvdreadconfig=$(echo $ac_option | cut -d '=' -f 2)
-    ;;
 
   --extra-cflags=*)
     extra_cflags="$extra_cflags $(echo $ac_option | cut -d '=' -f 2-)"
@@ -4263,8 +4254,8 @@ if test "$_dvdread_internal" = auto ; then
 elif test "$_dvdread" = auto ; then
   _dvdread=no
   if test "$_dl" = yes; then
-    _dvdreadcflags=$($_dvdreadconfig --cflags 2> /dev/null)
-    _dvdreadlibs=$($_dvdreadconfig --libs 2> /dev/null)
+    _dvdreadcflags=$(pkg-config dvdread --cflags 2> /dev/null)
+    _dvdreadlibs=$(pkg-config dvdread --libs 2> /dev/null)
     if header_check dvdread/dvd_reader.h $_dvdreadcflags $_dvdreadlibs $_ld_dl ; then
       _dvdread=yes
       extra_cflags="$extra_cflags $_dvdreadcflags"
@@ -5208,13 +5199,13 @@ if test "$_dvdnav" = auto ; then
     dvdnav_internal=yes
     res_comment="internal"
   else
-    $_dvdnavconfig --version --minilibs >> $TMPLOG 2>&1 || _dvdnav=no
+    pkg-config dvdnav --libs >> $TMPLOG 2>&1 || _dvdnav=no
   fi
 fi
 if test "$_dvdnav" = auto ; then
   _dvdnav=no
-  _dvdnavdir=$($_dvdnavconfig --cflags)
-  _dvdnavlibs=$($_dvdnavconfig --libs)
+  _dvdnavdir=$(pkg-config dvdnav --cflags)
+  _dvdnavlibs=$(pkg-config dvdnav --libs)
   statement_check_broken stdint.h dvdnav/dvdnav.h 'dvdnav_t *dvd = 0' $_dvdnavdir $_dvdnavlibs $_ld_dl $_ld_pthread && _dvdnav=yes
 fi
 if test "$_dvdnav" = yes ; then
@@ -5223,8 +5214,8 @@ if test "$_dvdnav" = yes ; then
     cflags_libdvdnav="-Ilibdvdnav"
     inputmodules="dvdnav(internal) $inputmodules"
   else
-    extra_cflags="$extra_cflags $($_dvdnavconfig --cflags)"
-    extra_ldflags="$extra_ldflags $($_dvdnavconfig --minilibs)"
+    extra_cflags="$extra_cflags $(pkg-config dvdnav --cflags)"
+    extra_ldflags="$extra_ldflags $(pkg-config dvdnav --libs)"
     inputmodules="dvdnav $inputmodules"
   fi
 else