diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d862a43..2802742 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11,25 +11,33 @@
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 
-# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
-AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14([noext])
-AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Werror], [CXXFLAGS])
+# Check for compiler, packages only during target build.
+# As the packages are not available on the host do not
+# perform checks during native build.
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([install_error_yaml],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-install_error_yaml], [Enable installing error yaml file]),
+    [], [install_error_yaml=no])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([INSTALL_ERROR_YAML], [test "x$enable_install_error_yaml" = "xyes"])
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_install_error_yaml" != "xyes"], [
+    # Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+    AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14([noext])
+    AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Werror], [CXXFLAGS])
 
-# Check for sdbus++
-AC_PATH_PROG([SDBUSPLUSPLUS], [sdbus++])
-AS_IF([test "x$SDBUSPLUSPLUS" == "x"],
-    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires sdbus++"]))
+    # Check for sdbus++
+    AC_PATH_PROG([SDBUSPLUSPLUS], [sdbus++])
+    AS_IF([test "x$SDBUSPLUSPLUS" == "x"],
+        AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires sdbus++"]))
 
-LT_INIT
+    LT_INIT
 
-# Checks for libraries.
-AX_PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [], [libsystemd >= 221], [],
-[AC_MSG_ERROR(["systemd required and not found."])])
+    # Checks for libraries.
+    AX_PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [], [libsystemd >= 221], [],
+        [AC_MSG_ERROR(["systemd required and not found."])])
 
-# Checks for modules
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_LOGGING], [phosphor-logging],,
- [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find phosphor-logging...openbmc/phosphor-logging package required])])
-
+    # Checks for modules
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_LOGGING], [phosphor-logging],,
+        [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find phosphor-logging...openbmc/phosphor-logging package required])])
+])
 # Create configured output
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile ])
 AC_OUTPUT