diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fd22106..cd85d39 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 [AC_MSG_ERROR([The openbmc/phosphor-logging package is required])])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd >= 221], ,
 [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find systemd...systemd developement package required])])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES], [phosphor-dbus-interfaces], ,
+[AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find phosphor-dbus-interfaces...openbmc/phosphor-dbus-interfaces package required])])
 
 # Checks for library functions.
 LT_INIT # Required for systemd linking