diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b722ec1..78c9887 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(
     [SDBUSPLUS],
     [sdbusplus],
-    [],
+    [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SDBUSPLUS, [1], [Found openbmc/sdbusplus package])],
     [AC_MSG_ERROR([The openbmc/sdbusplus package is required])]
 )
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(
diff --git a/firmware_handler.hpp b/firmware_handler.hpp
index 728fdca..212e570 100644
--- a/firmware_handler.hpp
+++ b/firmware_handler.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "config.h"
+
 #include "data_handler.hpp"
 #include "image_handler.hpp"
 
@@ -7,7 +9,19 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
+#if HAVE_SDBUSPLUS
 #include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
+#else
+namespace sdbusplus
+{
+namespace bus
+{
+class bus
+{
+};
+} // namespace bus
+} // namespace sdbusplus
+#endif
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>