diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 66ba67e285..5dc5299306 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14526,6 +14526,13 @@ if test "$enable_VTK" = no ; then enable_vtk=no; fi
 if test "$enable_vtk" != "no" ; then
     { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: Checking for VTK automagic." >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: Checking for VTK automagic." >&6;}
+    VTK_FLAGS=`cmake --find-package -DNAME=VTK -DCOMPILER_ID=gcc -DLANGUAGE=Fortran -DMODE=COMPILE`
+    VTK_LIBS=`cmake --find-package -DNAME=VTK -DCOMPILER_ID=gcc -DLANGUAGE=Fortran -DMODE=LINK`
+
+    OLD_CPPFLAGS="$CPP_FLAGS"
+    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $VTK_FLAGS"
+    OLD_LIBS="$LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $VTK_LIBS"
     ac_ext=cpp
 ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
 ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
@@ -14579,6 +14586,8 @@ else
             { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: No VTK automagic" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: No VTK automagic" >&6;}
 	    search_for_vtk=yes
+	    CPPFLAGS="$OLD_CPPFLAGS"
+	    LIBS="$OLD_LIBS"
 
 fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 26ee06fe6b..b68aa40994 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1495,6 +1495,13 @@ if test "$with_VTK" = no ; then enable_vtk=no; fi
 if test "$enable_VTK" = no ; then enable_vtk=no; fi
 if test "$enable_vtk" != "no" ; then
     AC_MSG_NOTICE([Checking for VTK automagic.])
+    VTK_FLAGS=`cmake --find-package -DNAME=VTK -DCOMPILER_ID=gcc -DLANGUAGE=Fortran -DMODE=COMPILE`
+    VTK_LIBS=`cmake --find-package -DNAME=VTK -DCOMPILER_ID=gcc -DLANGUAGE=Fortran -DMODE=LINK`
+
+    OLD_CPPFLAGS="$CPP_FLAGS"
+    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $VTK_FLAGS"
+    OLD_LIBS="$LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $VTK_LIBS" 
     AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
     AC_LINK_IFELSE(
 	[AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
@@ -1514,7 +1521,9 @@ if test "$enable_vtk" != "no" ; then
             ],
 	[
             AC_MSG_NOTICE([No VTK automagic])
-	    search_for_vtk=yes	    
+	    search_for_vtk=yes
+	    CPPFLAGS="$OLD_CPPFLAGS"
+	    LIBS="$OLD_LIBS"	    
 	])
     
     if test "x$search_for_vtk" = "xyes" ; then
diff --git a/libadaptivity/configure b/libadaptivity/configure
index 1ce3ec9634..a72ecedc12 100755
--- a/libadaptivity/configure
+++ b/libadaptivity/configure
@@ -690,7 +690,6 @@ infodir
 docdir
 oldincludedir
 includedir
-runstatedir
 localstatedir
 sharedstatedir
 sysconfdir
@@ -780,7 +779,6 @@ datadir='${datarootdir}'
 sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
 sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
 localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
-runstatedir='${localstatedir}/run'
 includedir='${prefix}/include'
 oldincludedir='/usr/include'
 docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE}'
@@ -1033,15 +1031,6 @@ do
   | -silent | --silent | --silen | --sile | --sil)
     silent=yes ;;
 
-  -runstatedir | --runstatedir | --runstatedi | --runstated \
-  | --runstate | --runstat | --runsta | --runst | --runs \
-  | --run | --ru | --r)
-    ac_prev=runstatedir ;;
-  -runstatedir=* | --runstatedir=* | --runstatedi=* | --runstated=* \
-  | --runstate=* | --runstat=* | --runsta=* | --runst=* | --runs=* \
-  | --run=* | --ru=* | --r=*)
-    runstatedir=$ac_optarg ;;
-
   -sbindir | --sbindir | --sbindi | --sbind | --sbin | --sbi | --sb)
     ac_prev=sbindir ;;
   -sbindir=* | --sbindir=* | --sbindi=* | --sbind=* | --sbin=* \
@@ -1179,7 +1168,7 @@ fi
 for ac_var in	exec_prefix prefix bindir sbindir libexecdir datarootdir \
 		datadir sysconfdir sharedstatedir localstatedir includedir \
 		oldincludedir docdir infodir htmldir dvidir pdfdir psdir \
-		libdir localedir mandir runstatedir
+		libdir localedir mandir
 do
   eval ac_val=\$$ac_var
   # Remove trailing slashes.
@@ -1332,7 +1321,6 @@ Fine tuning of the installation directories:
   --sysconfdir=DIR        read-only single-machine data [PREFIX/etc]
   --sharedstatedir=DIR    modifiable architecture-independent data [PREFIX/com]
   --localstatedir=DIR     modifiable single-machine data [PREFIX/var]
-  --runstatedir=DIR       modifiable per-process data [LOCALSTATEDIR/run]
   --libdir=DIR            object code libraries [EPREFIX/lib]
   --includedir=DIR        C header files [PREFIX/include]
   --oldincludedir=DIR     C header files for non-gcc [/usr/include]
@@ -9664,6 +9652,12 @@ fi
 if test "x$enable_vtk" != "xno" ; then
     { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: Checking for VTK automagic." >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: Checking for VTK automagic." >&6;}
+    VTK_FLAGS=`cmake --find-package -DNAME=VTK -DCOMPILER_ID=gcc -DLANGUAGE=Fortran -DMODE=COMPILE`
+    VTK_LIBS=`cmake --find-package -DNAME=VTK -DCOMPILER_ID=gcc -DLANGUAGE=Fortran -DMODE=LINK`
+    OLD_CPPFLAGS="$CPP_FLAGS"
+    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $VTK_FLAGS"
+    OLD_LIBS="$LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $VTK_LIBS"
     cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
@@ -9711,6 +9705,8 @@ else
             { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: No VTK automagic" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: No VTK automagic" >&6;}
 	    search_for_vtk=yes
+	    CPPFLAGS="$OLD_CPPFLAGS"
+	    LIBS="$OLD_LIBS"
 
 fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
diff --git a/libadaptivity/configure.in b/libadaptivity/configure.in
index 87459ad822..3ae7badf35 100644
--- a/libadaptivity/configure.in
+++ b/libadaptivity/configure.in
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(vtk,[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-vtk],
             [Enable VTK support to build and run test cases (default: no).])])
 if test "x$enable_vtk" != "xno" ; then
     AC_MSG_NOTICE([Checking for VTK automagic.])
+    VTK_FLAGS=`cmake --find-package -DNAME=VTK -DCOMPILER_ID=gcc -DLANGUAGE=Fortran -DMODE=COMPILE`
+    VTK_LIBS=`cmake --find-package -DNAME=VTK -DCOMPILER_ID=gcc -DLANGUAGE=Fortran -DMODE=LINK`
+    OLD_CPPFLAGS="$CPP_FLAGS"
+    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $VTK_FLAGS"
+    OLD_LIBS="$LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $VTK_LIBS"
     AC_LINK_IFELSE(
 	[AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
 #include <vtkVersion.h>
@@ -173,7 +179,9 @@ if test "x$enable_vtk" != "xno" ; then
             ],
 	[
             AC_MSG_NOTICE([No VTK automagic])
-	    search_for_vtk=yes	    
+	    search_for_vtk=yes
+	    CPPFLAGS="$OLD_CPPFLAGS"
+	    LIBS="$OLD_LIBS"	    
 	])
     
     if test "x$search_for_vtk" == "xyes" ; then