diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 424d3444..f66c9cea 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ $(JDOC): $(srcdir)/bindings/swig/doc.py $(CPPXMLDOC)
 $(JCXX): $(srcdir)/$(JSWG) $(JDOC) bindings/swig/classes.i bindings/swig/enums.i \
 		$(library_include_HEADERS) $(nodist_library_include_HEADERS)
 	$(AM_V_at)make java-clean
-	$(AM_V_GEN)swig -c++ -java -package org.sigrok.core.classes \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(SWIG) -c++ -java -package org.sigrok.core.classes \
 		-Ibindings -I$(JCLS) $(local_includes) -I$(srcdir) $(JNI_CPPFLAGS) \
 		-outdir $(JCLS) -o $@ $(srcdir)/$(JSWG)
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fc76b2a9..86ead343 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ test "x$HAVE_PYMOD_SETUPTOOLS" = xyes \
 	|| sr_python_missing="$sr_python_missing Setuptools"
 
 # The Python bindings use SWIG to generate code.
-AC_CHECK_PROG([HAVE_SWIG], [swig], [yes], [no])
-test "x$HAVE_SWIG" = xyes || sr_python_missing="$sr_python_missing SWIG"
+AC_CHECK_PROGS([SWIG], [swig swig2.0], [no])
+test "x$SWIG" != xno || sr_python_missing="$sr_python_missing SWIG"
 
 AS_IF([test -z "$sr_python_missing"],
 	[BINDINGS_PYTHON=$enable_python], [BINDINGS_PYTHON=no])
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ sr_java_missing=
 test "x$BINDINGS_CXX" = xyes || sr_java_missing=" C++ bindings"
 
 # The Java bindings use SWIG to generate code.
-test "x$HAVE_SWIG" = xyes || sr_java_missing="$sr_java_missing SWIG"
+test "x$SWIG" != xno || sr_java_missing="$sr_java_missing SWIG"
 
 # Find Java compiler and JNI includes for Java bindings.
 AC_CHECK_PROG([HAVE_JAVAC], [javac], [yes], [no])