diff --git a/plugins/extensions/pykrita/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/extensions/pykrita/CMakeLists.txt
index 49c515e866..cb95a6c08b 100644
--- a/plugins/extensions/pykrita/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/extensions/pykrita/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,57 +1,35 @@
 find_package(PythonLibrary)
 set_package_properties(PythonLibrary PROPERTIES
     DESCRIPTION "Python Library"
     URL "http://www.python.org"
     TYPE OPTIONAL
     PURPOSE "Required by the Krita PyQt plugin")
 macro_bool_to_01(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND HAVE_PYTHONLIBS)
     
-find_package(PythonModuleGeneration)
-set_package_properties(PythonModuleGeneration PROPERTIES
-    DESCRIPTION "Automatic generation of SIP bindings"
-    URL "https://api.kde.org/ecm/"
-    TYPE REQUIRED
+
+find_package(SIP "4.18.0")
+set_package_properties(SIP PROPERTIES
+    DESCRIPTION "Support for generating SIP Python bindings"
+    URL "https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip/download"
+    TYPE OPTIONAL
     PURPOSE "Required by the Krita PyQt plugin")
+macro_bool_to_01(SIP_FOUND HAVE_SIP)    
 
-if (PythonModuleGeneration_FOUND)
-    add_subdirectory(libkis)
+find_package(PyQt5 "5.6.0")
+set_package_properties(PyQt5 PROPERTIES
+    DESCRIPTION "Python bindings for Qt5."
+    URL "https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/download5"
+    TYPE OPTIONAL
+    PURPOSE "Required by the Krita PyQt plugin")
+macro_bool_to_01(PYQT5_FOUND HAVE_PYQT5)    
+
+if (HAVE_PYQT5 AND HAVE_SIP AND HAVE_PYTHONLIBS)
+
+include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${SIP_INCLUDE_DIR} ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_PATH})
+    
+add_subdirectory(libkis)
+add_subdirectory(sip)
+add_subdirectory(plugin)
 
-    ecm_generate_python_binding (
-        TARGET kritalibkis
-        PYTHONNAMESPACE krita
-        MODULENAME PyKrita
-        RULES_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libkis/rules_PyKrita.py"
-        SIP_DEPENDS
-            QtCore/QtCoremod.sip
-            QtGui/QtGuimod.sip
-            QtWidgets/QtWidgetsmod.sip
-         HEADERS
-            libkis/Action.h
-            libkis/Canvas.h
-            libkis/Channel.h
-            libkis/ColorDepth.h
-            libkis/ColorManager.h
-            libkis/ColorModel.h
-            libkis/ColorProfile.h
-            libkis/DockWidgetFactoryBase.h
-            libkis/DockWidget.h
-            libkis/Document.h
-            libkis/Exporter.h
-            libkis/Filter.h
-            libkis/Generator.h
-            libkis/Importer.h
-            libkis/InfoObject.h
-            libkis/Krita.h
-            libkis/libkis.h
-            libkis/Node.h
-            libkis/Notifier.h
-            libkis/Resource.h
-            libkis/Selection.h
-            libkis/Transformation.h
-            libkis/ViewExtension.h
-            libkis/View.h
-            libkis/Window.h
-    )
-    add_subdirectory(plugin)
 
 endif ()