diff --git a/macros/ac_python_devel.m4 b/macros/ac_python_devel.m4
index d3cc13f1a8..2419dfafaa 100644
--- a/macros/ac_python_devel.m4
+++ b/macros/ac_python_devel.m4
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_PYTHON_DEVEL],[
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for Python include path])
 	python_path=`echo $PYTHON | sed "s,/bin.*$,,"`
 	for i in "$python_path/include/python$PYTHON_VERSION/" "$python_path/include/python/" "$python_path/" ; do
-		python_path=`find $i -type f -name Python.h -print | sed "1q"`
+		python_path=`find -L $i -type f -name Python.h -print | sed "1q"`
 		if test -n "$python_path" ; then
 			break
 		fi
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_PYTHON_DEVEL],[
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for Python library path])
 	python_path=`echo $PYTHON | sed "s,/bin.*$,,"`
 	for i in "$python_path/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/config/" "$python_path/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/" "$python_path/lib/python/config/" "$python_path/lib/python/" "$python_path/" ; do
-		python_path=`find $i -type f -name libpython$PYTHON_VERSION.* -print | sed "1q"`
+		python_path=`find -L $i -type f -name libpython$PYTHON_VERSION.* -print | sed "1q"`
 		if test -n "$python_path" ; then
 			break
 		fi