diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7a2f09b..0de3990 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
     AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires phosphor-logging package."]))
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES], [phosphor-dbus-interfaces],,\
     AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires phosphor-dbus-interfaces package."]))
+# Check for sdbus++
+AC_PATH_PROG([SDBUSPLUSPLUS], [sdbus++])
+AS_IF([test "x$SDBUSPLUSPLUS" == "x"],
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires sdbus++"]))
 
 # Checks for library functions.
 LT_INIT # Required for systemd linking