diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index eafe4d6e7..cdee90c55 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ dnl checks for libraries
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([dlopen], [dl dld], [LIBRARY_DL="$LIBS";LIBS=""])
 AC_SUBST(LIBRARY_DL)
 
+# Enable/disable ipaccess-utils (src/ipacces/)?
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([ipaccess-utils], [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ipaccess-utils], [Build ipaccess utils: abisip-find, ipaccess-config, ...])],
+    [osmo_ac_ipa_utils="$enableval"],[osmo_ac_ipa_utils="yes"])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_IPA_UTILS, test "x$osmo_ac_ipa_utils" = "xyes")
+AC_SUBST(osmo_ac_ipa_utils)
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBOSMOCORE, libosmocore >= 0.12.0)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBOSMOVTY, libosmovty >= 0.12.0)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 6c63eead8..62ae4dde8 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -23,5 +23,8 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	libfilter \
 	osmo-bsc \
 	utils \
-	ipaccess \
 	$(NULL)
+
+if BUILD_IPA_UTILS
+SUBDIRS += ipaccess
+endif