diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 2f158cd99..c025f5ee2 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ if( BUILD_LIBTDENETWORK OR BUILD_CERTMANAGER OR BUILD_KMAIL OR BUILD_KADDRESSBOO
   endif( )
 
   # find gpg-error-config
-  find_program( GPG_ERR_EXECUTABLE NAMES gpg-error-config )
+  find_program( GPG_ERR_EXECUTABLE NAMES gpgrt-config gpg-error-config )
   if( NOT GPG_ERR_EXECUTABLE )
-    tde_message_fatal( "gpg-error-config was NOT found.\n gpg-error library is installed?" )
+    tde_message_fatal( "gpgrt-config or gpg-error-config was NOT found.\n gpg-error library is installed?" )
   endif( )
 
   macro( __run_gpgme_config  __type __var )
@@ -117,23 +117,19 @@ if( BUILD_LIBTDENETWORK OR BUILD_CERTMANAGER OR BUILD_KMAIL OR BUILD_KADDRESSBOO
 
   # cleanup
   if( GPGME_INCLUDE_DIRS )
-    string( REGEX REPLACE "(^| )-I" ";" GPGME_INCLUDE_DIRS "${GPGME_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
+    string( REGEX REPLACE "(^| +)-I" ";" GPGME_INCLUDE_DIRS "${GPGME_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
   endif( )
   if( GPGME_LIBRARIES )
-    string( REGEX REPLACE "(^| )-l" ";" GPGME_LIBRARIES "${GPGME_LIBRARIES}" )
+    string( REGEX REPLACE "(^| +)-l" ";" GPGME_LIBRARIES "${GPGME_LIBRARIES}" )
   endif( )
   if( GPGERR_INCLUDE_DIRS )
-    string( REGEX REPLACE "(^| )-I" ";" GPGERR_INCLUDE_DIRS "${GPGERR_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
+    string( REGEX REPLACE "(^| +)-I" ";" GPGERR_INCLUDE_DIRS "${GPGERR_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
   endif( )
   if( GPGERR_LIBRARIES )
-    string( REGEX REPLACE "(^| )-l" ";" GPGERR_LIBRARIES "${GPGERR_LIBRARIES}" )
+    string( REGEX REPLACE "(^| +)-l" ";" GPGERR_LIBRARIES "${GPGERR_LIBRARIES}" )
   endif( )
-  set( GPGME_INCLUDE_DIRS "${GPGME_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${GPGERR_INCLUDE_DIRS}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE )
-  set( GPGME_LIBRARIES "${GPGME_LIBRARIES} ${GPGERR_LIBRARIES}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE )
-  string( REGEX REPLACE " ;" ";" GPGME_INCLUDE_DIRS "${GPGME_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
-  string( REGEX REPLACE " ;" ";" GPGME_LIBRARIES "${GPGME_LIBRARIES}" )
-  set( GPGME_INCLUDE_DIRS "${GPGME_INCLUDE_DIRS}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE )
-  set( GPGME_LIBRARIES "${GPGME_LIBRARIES}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE )
+  set( GPGME_INCLUDE_DIRS "${GPGME_INCLUDE_DIRS};${GPGERR_INCLUDE_DIRS}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE )
+  set( GPGME_LIBRARIES "${GPGME_LIBRARIES};${GPGERR_LIBRARIES}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE )
 
   # assuming that all newer system have gpgme >= 0.4
   set( HAVE_GPGME_0_4_BRANCH 1 CACHE INTERNAL "" )