--- gedit-3.8.1/configure.ac
+++ gedit-3.8.1/configure.ac
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 # needed on osx
 AC_PROG_OBJC
 
-AM_PATH_PYTHON(3.2.3)
+AM_PATH_PYTHON
 
 # Initialize libtool
 LT_PREREQ([2.2.6])
--- gedit-3.8.1/gedit/gedit-plugins-engine.c
+++ gedit-3.8.1/gedit/gedit-plugins-engine.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ gedit_plugins_engine_init (GeditPluginsE
 	                                            GEDIT_TYPE_PLUGINS_ENGINE,
 	                                            GeditPluginsEnginePrivate);
 
-	peas_engine_enable_loader (PEAS_ENGINE (engine), "python3");
+	peas_engine_enable_loader (PEAS_ENGINE (engine), "python");
 
 	engine->priv->plugin_settings = g_settings_new ("org.gnome.gedit.plugins");