diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 20f40ee9..acbf86b8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ LDFLAGS += -lrt -ldl -lpthread
 # Binaries/Scripts
 #
 
-MKBUNDLE = $(CURDIR)/support/mkbundle
+MKBUNDLE = $(PYTHON) $(CURDIR)/support/mkbundle
 
 #
 # Debug/Output
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d84198aa..140ff8f4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ parse_args $*
 #
 # Compiler
 #
-check_cc || die
+check_cc || die 'No C compiler found'
 check_cc_header execinfo
 check_cc_option mmx
 check_cc_option sse2
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ check_cc_option sse2
 #
 # Python
 #
-check_py || die
-check_py_import zlib pyzlib || die
-check_py_import tarfile pytar || die
+check_py || die 'No PYTHON binary found'
+check_py_import zlib pyzlib || die "Python module missing: zlib"
+check_py_import tarfile pytar || die "Python module missing: tarfile"
+# Note: the above could/should be made optional
 
 #
 # SSL
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ fi
 if enabled linuxdvb && enabled dvbscan; then
   if [ ! -d ${ROOTDIR}/data/dvb-scan ]; then
     echo -n "Fetching dvb-scan files... "
-    ${ROOTDIR}/support/getmuxlist &> /dev/null || die "Failed to fetch dvb-scan files (use --disable-dvbscan to skip)"
+    ${PYTHON} ${ROOTDIR}/support/getmuxlist &> /dev/null || die "Failed to fetch dvb-scan files (use --disable-dvbscan to skip)"
     echo "done"
   fi
 fi
diff --git a/support/configure.inc b/support/configure.inc
index 7e61d35e..581ade4d 100644
--- a/support/configure.inc
+++ b/support/configure.inc
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ function parse_args
       *dir|prefix)
         eval "$opt=$val"
         ;;
-      cc|arch|cpu|platform)
+      cc|arch|cpu|platform|python)
         eval "`toupper $opt`=$val"
         ;;
       enable-*)
@@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ function print_config
   echo -e "  Build for arch:${TAB}${ARCH}"
   echo ""
 
+  echo "Binaries:"
+  echo -e "  Using PYTHON:${TAB}${PYTHON}"
+  echo ""
+
   # Options
   echo "Options:"
   for opt in ${OPTIONS[*]}; do
@@ -383,7 +387,9 @@ function write_config
 ROOTDIR  ?= ${ROOTDIR}
 BUILDDIR ?= ${ROOTDIR}/build.${PLATFORM}
 OSENV    ?= ${OSENV}
-ARCH      = ${ARCH}
+ARCH     ?= ${ARCH}
+CC       ?= ${CC}
+PYTHON   ?= ${PYTHON}
 CFLAGS   += ${CFLAGS}
 LDFLAGS  += ${LDFLAGS}
 prefix    = ${prefix}