diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ccc0ffa04..fedc89865 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -217,8 +217,10 @@ CXXFLAGS="$SAVED_FLAGS"
 
 AC_SUBST(CXXFLAGS_COMMON)
 
-VPP_LIBS="-lvlibapi -lvapiclient -lvppapiclient -lvlibmemoryclient -lsvm -lvppinfra -lvlib -lvatplugin"
-AC_SUBST(VPP_LIBS)
+# -lvlibapi -lvapiclient -lvppapiclient -lvlibmemoryclient -lsvm -lvppinfra -lvlib -lvatplugin
+# -lvapiclient -lsvm -lvatplugin
+AC_CHECK_LIB([vlib], [main], [AC_SUBST(VPP_LIBS, "-lvlib -lvlibapi -lvppapiclient -lvlibmemoryclient -lvppinfra")])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_VPP], [test "x$VPP_LIBS" != "x"])
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(extra-libsai-ldflags,
 [  --with-extra-libsai-ldflags=FLAGS