diff --git a/CrossCompileHowto.txt b/CrossCompileHowto.txt
index 5d5150f5..ac959f10 100644
--- a/CrossCompileHowto.txt
+++ b/CrossCompileHowto.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ON RASPBERRY
 --------------
-sudo apt-get install libprotobuf-dev libQt4-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev rsync
+sudo apt-get install libprotobuf-dev libQt4-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev python-dev rsync
 
 ON HOST
 ---------
diff --git a/libsrc/effectengine/CMakeLists.txt b/libsrc/effectengine/CMakeLists.txt
index e234f3ba..d63fe76e 100644
--- a/libsrc/effectengine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsrc/effectengine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+find_package(PythonLibs REQUIRED)
+
+include_directories(${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
 # Define the current source locations
 SET(CURRENT_HEADER_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/effectengine)
 SET(CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libsrc/effectengine)
@@ -28,4 +32,5 @@ add_library(effectengine
 
 target_link_libraries(effectengine
 		hyperion
-		${QT_LIBRARIES})
+		${QT_LIBRARIES}
+		${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})