diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 97603866b..d729411e5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -277,6 +277,25 @@ AC_SUBST(GNOMECC_CAPPLETS_CLEANFILES)
 AC_SUBST(GNOMECC_CAPPLETS_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GNOMECC_CAPPLETS_LIBS)
 
+
+
+dnl =======================================
+dnl Panels
+dnl =======================================
+
+PANELS_DIR="${libdir}/control-center-1/panels"
+AC_SUBST(PANELS_DIR)
+
+PANEL_CFLAGS="-I\$(top_srcdir)/libgnome-control-center/"
+AC_SUBST(PANEL_CFLAGS)
+
+PANEL_LIBS="\$(top_builddir)/libgnome-control-center/libgnome-control-center.la"
+AC_SUBST(PANEL_LIBS)
+
+PANEL_LDFLAGS="-export_dynamic -avoid-version -module -no-undefined -export-symbols-regex '^g_io_module_(load|unload)'"
+AC_SUBST(PANEL_LDFLAGS)
+
+
 dnl =======================================
 dnl Update Mime Database
 dnl =======================================
diff --git a/libgnome-control-center/cc-shell.h b/libgnome-control-center/cc-shell.h
index 2615b2005..55567dc67 100644
--- a/libgnome-control-center/cc-shell.h
+++ b/libgnome-control-center/cc-shell.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
   (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), \
   CC_TYPE_SHELL, CcShellClass))
 
+
+#define CC_SHELL_PANEL_EXTENSION_POINT "control-center-1"
+
 typedef struct _CcShell CcShell;
 typedef struct _CcShellClass CcShellClass;
 typedef struct _CcShellPrivate CcShellPrivate;