diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c626404..9a17fc5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 libwritefrudatadir = ${libdir}
 libwritefrudata_LTLIBRARIES = libwritefrudata.la
 libwritefrudata_la_SOURCES = frup.cpp fru-gen.cpp writefrudata.cpp
-libwritefrudata_la_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(libmapper_LIBS) -version-info 1:0:0 -shared
-libwritefrudata_la_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) $(libmapper_CFLAGS)
+libwritefrudata_la_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(libmapper_LIBS) $(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) -version-info 1:0:0 -shared
+libwritefrudata_la_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) $(libmapper_CFLAGS) $(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS)
 
 libstrgfnhandlerdir = ${libdir}/ipmid-providers
 libstrgfnhandler_LTLIBRARIES = libstrgfnhandler.la
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 18fd1d0..8ff7c91 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 # Checks for libraries.
 AC_CHECK_LIB([mapper], [mapper_get_service])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd >= 221])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDBUSPLUS], [sdbusplus],,\
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires sdbusplus package."]))
 
 # Checks for header files.
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(systemd/sd-bus.h, ,[AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find systemd/sd-bus.h...systemd development package required])])