diff --git a/Plugins/ScriptingPython/ScriptingPython.pro b/Plugins/ScriptingPython/ScriptingPython.pro
index 75375daea..9b5298f1f 100644
--- a/Plugins/ScriptingPython/ScriptingPython.pro
+++ b/Plugins/ScriptingPython/ScriptingPython.pro
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ isEmpty(PYTHON_VERSION) {
 }
 
 linux: {
-    LIBS += -lpython$$PYTHON_VERSION
+    CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
+    PKGCONFIG += python3-embed
 }
 
 macx: {