diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 05bf92e..5e6bb8b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDBUSPLUS], [sdbusplus])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_LOGGING], [phosphor-logging])
 
+
 # Suppress the --with-libtool-sysroot error
 LT_INIT
 
@@ -50,6 +51,33 @@
 PROPGEN="$PYTHON $srcdir/extra-properties.py -e $PROP_YAML"
 AC_SUBST(PROPGEN)
 
+# Setup option for IBM VPD formats.
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([ibm-parser],
+              AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ibm-parser ],
+                             [Enable IBM IPZ and Keyword format VPD parser support.
+            ]))
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL([IBM_PARSER], [test "x$enable_ibm_parser" = "xyes"])
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_ibm_parser" == "xyes"], [
+# Check necessary header files
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER(
+        [CLI/CLI.hpp],
+        [],
+        [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find CLI11 CLI.hpp])]
+    )
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER(
+        [nlohmann/json.hpp],
+        [],
+        [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find nlohmann/json.hpp. Require nlohmann/json package])]
+    )
+    AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-DIPZ_PARSER], [CXXFLAGS])
+    AC_DEFINE(INVENTORY_JSON, "/usr/share/vpd/vpd_inventory.json", [JSON file that defines inventory blueprint])
+            ])
+
+# Check/set gtest specific functions.
+AX_PTHREAD([GTEST_CPPFLAGS="-DGTEST_HAS_PTHREAD=1"],[GTEST_CPPFLAGS="-DGTEST_HAS_PTHREAD=0"])
+AC_SUBST(GTEST_CPPFLAGS)
+
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile test/Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT