diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fb3d62a..31f9416 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@
     [],
     [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find libipmid...openbmc/phosphor-host-ipmid package required])]
 )
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(
+    [IPMIBLOB],
+    [ipmiblob],
+    [],
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR(
+        [Could not find ipmiblob...openbmc/ipmi-blob-tool package required])
+    ]
+)
 AX_PTHREAD([], [AC_MSG_ERROR(["pthread required and not found"])])
 
 # Make it possible for users to choose if they want test support