--- sugar-artwork-0.116/configure.ac.orig	2019-11-17 09:39:32.061714264 +0000
+++ sugar-artwork-0.116/configure.ac	2019-11-17 09:39:38.926785227 +0000
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 fi
 
 AM_PATH_PYTHON
-AC_PATH_PROGS([EMPY], [empy empy3])
+AC_PATH_PROGS([EMPY], [empy empy3], [/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/em.py])
 if test -z "$EMPY"; then
     AC_MSG_ERROR([empy is required])
 fi