diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 95b70e3..79dbef8 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@
     [systemd interface.])
 AC_DEFINE(SYSTEMD_PROPERTY_INTERFACE, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
     [systemd properties interface.])
+AC_DEFINE(ASSOCIATIONS_INTERFACE, "org.openbmc.Associations",
+    [The associations interface.])
 
 AC_DEFINE(PNOR_TOC_FILE, "pnor.toc",
     [The name of the PNOR table of contents file])