diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2198682..5fa47b7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(host-ipmid/ipmid-api.h, ,[AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find host-ipmid/ipmid-api.h...host-ipmid package required])])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([OPENPOWER_DBUS_INTERFACES], [openpower-dbus-interfaces],,
                   [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find openpower-dbus-interfaces...openbmc/openpower-dbus-interfaces package required])])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDBUSPLUS], [sdbusplus],,\
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires sdbusplus package."]))
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_LOGGING], [phosphor-logging],,\
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires phosphor-logging package."]))
+
+# Check for sdbus++ tool
+AC_PATH_PROG([SDBUSPLUSPLUS], [sdbus++])
+AS_IF([test "x$SDBUSPLUSPLUS" == "x"], AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find sdbus++]))
 
 # Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX(14, [noext])