diff -Naur hplip-3.16.3.orig/configure.in hplip-3.16.3/configure.in
--- hplip-3.16.3.orig/configure.in	2016-04-03 18:31:41.643757544 +0300
+++ hplip-3.16.3/configure.in	2016-04-03 18:31:41.784759423 +0300
@@ -558,6 +558,8 @@
           [FOUND_HEADER=yes; break;])
    AS_IF([test "x$FOUND_HEADER" != "xyes"],
           [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find python-devel support], 6)])
+   AC_ARG_VAR([PYUIC4], [PyQT pyuic4 .ui to .py compiler command])
+   AC_CHECK_TOOLS([PYUIC4], [pyuic4])
 fi
 
 if test "$hpijs_only_build" = "no" && test "$scan_build" = "yes" && test "$hpcups_only_build" = "no"; then
diff -Naur hplip-3.16.3.orig/Makefile.am hplip-3.16.3/Makefile.am
--- hplip-3.16.3.orig/Makefile.am	2016-04-03 18:31:41.777759330 +0300
+++ hplip-3.16.3/Makefile.am	2016-04-03 18:31:41.784759423 +0300
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 #
 #  (c) 2004-2015 Copyright HP Development Company, LP
 #  Author: David Suffield, Naga Samrat Chowdary Narla, Sarbeswar Meher
+
+# Generic rules
+%.py: %.ui
+	$(PYUIC4) -x -o $@ $<
+
 INCLUDES = -Iip -Iio/hpmud -Iscan/sane -Iprnt/hpijs -Icommon/
 CFLAGS+= -DCONFDIR=\"$(hplip_confdir)\"
 CXXFLAGS+= -DCONFDIR=\"$(hplip_confdir)\"