diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7eb63487..ae954adb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ ledger_LDADD = $(LIBOBJS) libledger.a -lboost_python -lpython$(PYTHON_VERSION)
 else
 ledger_LDADD = $(LIBOBJS) libledger.a
 endif
+if HAVE_XMLPARSE
+ledger_CXXFLAGS += -DHAVE_XMLPARSE=1
+ledger_LDADD += -lxmlparse -lxmltok
+endif
 if DEBUG
 ledger_CXXFLAGS += -DDEBUG_LEVEL=4
 endif
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6baf8fb4..c887fe06 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ if [test x$xml = xtrue ]; then
      AC_TRY_LINK(
        [#include <stdio.h>
 	extern "C" {
-	  #include <xmlparse.h>           // expat XML parser
+	#include <xmlparse.h>           // expat XML parser
 	}],
        [XML_Parser parser = XML_ParserCreate(NULL);
 	return parser != NULL;],