diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index ae88ef3..6bf8530 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 option('ipmb', type: 'feature', value: 'enabled', description: 'Enable IPMB sensor.',)
 option('mcu', type: 'feature', value: 'enabled', description: 'Enable MCU sensor.',)
 option('nvme', type: 'feature', value: 'disabled', description: 'Enable NVMe sensor.',)
+option('nvme-mi-mctp', type: 'feature', value: 'enabled', description: 'Manage NVMe devices via MCTP')
 option('psu', type: 'feature', value: 'enabled', description: 'Enable PSU sensor.',)
 option('external', type: 'feature', value: 'enabled', description: 'Enable External sensor.',)
 option('tests', type: 'feature', value: 'enabled', description: 'Build tests.',)
diff --git a/src/NVMeSensorMain.cpp b/src/NVMeSensorMain.cpp
index f1254cb..9c44dee 100644
--- a/src/NVMeSensorMain.cpp
+++ b/src/NVMeSensorMain.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,11 @@
                 }
                 else
                 {
+#if HAVE_NVME_MI_MCTP
                     context = std::make_shared<NVMeMCTPContext>(io, rootBus);
+#else
+                    context = std::make_shared<NVMeBasicContext>(io, rootBus);
+#endif
                     nvmeDeviceMap[rootBus] = context;
                 }
 
@@ -154,7 +158,9 @@
     auto systemBus = std::make_shared<sdbusplus::asio::connection>(io);
     systemBus->request_name("xyz.openbmc_project.NVMeSensor");
     sdbusplus::asio::object_server objectServer(systemBus);
+#if HAVE_NVME_MI_MCTP
     nvmeMCTP::init();
+#endif
 
     io.post([&]() { createSensors(io, objectServer, systemBus); });
 
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 3475bd5..d2535e2 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -139,10 +139,16 @@
 if get_option('nvme').enabled()
     nvme_srcs = files('NVMeSensorMain.cpp', 'NVMeSensor.cpp')
     nvme_srcs += files('NVMeBasicContext.cpp')
-    nvme_srcs += files('NVMeMCTPContext.cpp')
 
-    mctp = meson.get_compiler('cpp').find_library('libmctp')
-    nvme_deps = [ default_deps, i2c, mctp, thresholds_dep, utils_dep, threads ]
+    nvme_deps = [ default_deps, i2c, thresholds_dep, utils_dep, threads ]
+
+    mi_mctp = get_option('nvme-mi-mctp')
+    if mi_mctp.enabled()
+        nvme_srcs += files('NVMeMCTPContext.cpp')
+        nvme_deps += meson.get_compiler('cpp').find_library('libmctp')
+        conf_data = configuration_data()
+        conf_data.set('HAVE_NVME_MI_MCTP', true)
+    endif
 
     executable(
         'nvmesensor',