diff --git a/x11-plugins/pidgin-libnotify/files/pidgin-libnotify-0.14-configure.patch b/x11-plugins/pidgin-libnotify/files/pidgin-libnotify-0.14-configure.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cf83b8f9e595a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-plugins/pidgin-libnotify/files/pidgin-libnotify-0.14-configure.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@
+ fi
+ AC_SUBST(DEBUG_CFLAGS)
+ 
+-if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
+-	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall -g3"
+-fi
+-AC_SUBST(CFLAGS)
+-
+ #
+ # Check for libnotify
+ #
+@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@
+ AC_SUBST(GTK_LIBS)
+ 
+ #
++# Check for pkg-config before using it
++#
++PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
++
++#
+ # Check for libpurple
+ #
+ 
+@@ -91,8 +96,8 @@
+ ])
+ 
+ AC_SUBST(LIBPURPLE_CFLAGS)
+-LIBPURPLE_LIBDIR=`pkg-config --variable=libdir purple`
+-LIBPURPLE_DATADIR=`pkg-config --variable=datadir purple`
++LIBPURPLE_LIBDIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=libdir purple`
++LIBPURPLE_DATADIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=datadir purple`
+ AC_SUBST(LIBPURPLE_LIBDIR)
+ AC_SUBST(LIBPURPLE_DATADIR)
+ 
+@@ -106,8 +111,8 @@
+ ])
+ 
+ AC_SUBST(PIDGIN_CFLAGS)
+-PIDGIN_LIBDIR=`pkg-config --variable=libdir pidgin`
+-PIDGIN_DATADIR=`pkg-config --variable=datadir pidgin`
++PIDGIN_LIBDIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=libdir pidgin`
++PIDGIN_DATADIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=datadir pidgin`
+ AC_SUBST(PIDGIN_LIBDIR)
+ AC_SUBST(PIDGIN_DATADIR)
+ 
diff --git a/x11-plugins/pidgin-libnotify/pidgin-libnotify-0.14-r4.ebuild b/x11-plugins/pidgin-libnotify/pidgin-libnotify-0.14-r4.ebuild
index 39714a0a234f6..7d9d45bb3feba 100644
--- a/x11-plugins/pidgin-libnotify/pidgin-libnotify-0.14-r4.ebuild
+++ b/x11-plugins/pidgin-libnotify/pidgin-libnotify-0.14-r4.ebuild
@@ -8,28 +8,36 @@ HOMEPAGE="https://gaim-libnotify.sourceforge.net/"
 SRC_URI="https://downloads.sourceforge.net/gaim-libnotify/${P}.tar.gz
 	mirror://debian/pool/main/p/${PN}/${PN}_${PV}-4.debian.tar.gz"
 
+inherit autotools
+
 LICENSE="GPL-2+"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~ppc ~riscv ~x86"
 IUSE="nls debug"
 
 RDEPEND="
-	>=x11-libs/libnotify-0.3.2
+	dev-libs/glib:2
 	net-im/pidgin[gui]
+	x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2
 	x11-libs/gtk+:2
+	>=x11-libs/libnotify-0.3.2
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
-BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
+BDEPEND="
+	sys-devel/gettext
+	virtual/pkgconfig
+"
 
 PATCHES=(
 	"${WORKDIR}/debian/patches"
 	"${FILESDIR}/${P}-libnotify-0.7.patch"
+	"${FILESDIR}/${P}-configure.patch"
 	"${FILESDIR}/${P}-fix-includes.patch"
 )
 
 src_prepare() {
 	default
-	sed -i -e '/CFLAGS/s:-g3::' configure || die "sed failed"
+	eautoreconf
 }
 
 src_configure() {