diff --git a/utils/wxPython/distrib/build.py b/utils/wxPython/distrib/build.py
index ea70773436..834dd25817 100755
--- a/utils/wxPython/distrib/build.py
+++ b/utils/wxPython/distrib/build.py
@@ -277,9 +277,9 @@ class BuildConfig:
             self.HELPERLIB = 'wxPyHelpers'
             self.HELPERLIBDIR = '/usr/local/lib'
             self.CFLAGS = '-DSWIG_GLOBAL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H $(THREAD) -I. '\
-                          '`wx-config --cflags` -I$(PYINCLUDE) -I$(EXECINCLUDE) '\
+                          '`$(WXCONFIG) --cflags` -I$(PYINCLUDE) -I$(EXECINCLUDE) '\
                           '-I$(WXPSRCDIR)'
-            self.LFLAGS = '-L$(WXPSRCDIR) `wx-config --libs`'
+            self.LFLAGS = '-L$(WXPSRCDIR) `$(WXCONFIG) --libs`'
             self.LIBS   = '-l$(HELPERLIB)'
             self.RMCMD  = '-rm -f '
 
@@ -322,12 +322,12 @@ class BuildConfig:
         # so we can do some sanity checking...
         if sys.platform != 'win32':
 	    if not self.CCC:
-                self.CCC = os.popen('wx-config --cxx', 'r').read()[:-1]
+                self.CCC = os.popen('$(WXCONFIG) --cxx', 'r').read()[:-1]
                 if not self.CCC:
                     print "Warning: C++ compiler not specified (CCC). Assuming c++"
                     self.CCC = 'c++'
             if not self.CC:
-                self.CCC = os.popen('wx-config --cc', 'r').read()[:-1]
+                self.CCC = os.popen('$(WXCONFIG) --cc', 'r').read()[:-1]
                 if not self.CC:
                     print "Warning: C compiler not specified (CC). Assuming cc"
                     self.CC = 'cc'
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ GENCODEDIR = %(GENCODEDIR)s
 WXPSRCDIR = %(WXPSRCDIR)s
 HELPERLIB = %(HELPERLIB)s
 HELPERLIBDIR = %(HELPERLIBDIR)s
-
+WXCONFIG=wx-config
 TARGETDIR = %(TARGETDIR)s