diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index e0ff4f582..1cd2b30a1 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ dnl We first only check for python >= 2.6
 AM_PATH_PYTHON(2.6)
 AC_PATH_PROG(BINSH, sh)
 
-pygtk_require="
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(Python bindings for gtk 3.3.2 (pygobject>=3.3.2))
+cat > conftest.py <<EOF
 try:
-    import pygtk
-    pygtk.require('2.0')
+    from gi.repository import Gtk
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
@@ -56,22 +56,17 @@ def out(line):
     f = open('conftest.out', 'w')
     f.write(line)
     f.close()
-"
 
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(Python bindings for gtk 2.10 (pygtk2>=2.10.0))
-cat > conftest.py <<EOF
-$pygtk_require
 try:
-    import gobject
-    version = gobject.pygtk_version
-    if version >= (2,10,0):
-        print_version = '.'.join([[str(i) for i in version]])
+    gtk_ver = (Gtk.get_major_version(), 
+               Gtk.get_minor_version(), 
+               Gtk.get_micro_version())
+    if gtk_ver >= (3, 3, 2):
+        print_version = '.'.join([str(i) for i in gtk_ver])
         out(print_version)
     else:
         out("NO")
-except ImportError:
-    out("NO")
-except AttributeError:
+except:
     out("NO")
 EOF
 $PYTHON conftest.py
@@ -81,7 +76,7 @@ if test NO = "$has_pygtk"
 then
    AC_MSG_ERROR([
 
-**** The python bindings for gtk 2.10 (pygtk2>=2.10.0) could not be found.])
+**** The python bindings for pygobect 3.3.2 (pygobject>=3.3.2) could not be found.])
 fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT($has_pygtk)