diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 977594d..5e4bbdd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_LOGGING], [phosphor-logging])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GPIOPLUS], [gpioplus])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([STDPLUS], [stdplus])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([FMT], [fmt])
 # We need the header only CLI library
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(
     [CLI/CLI.hpp],