diff --git a/openbsc/configure.ac b/openbsc/configure.ac
index 69be8b632..3e5ae38a4 100644
--- a/openbsc/configure.ac
+++ b/openbsc/configure.ac
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ AC_HEADER_STDC
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(dahdi/user.h,,AC_MSG_WARN(DAHDI input driver will not be built))
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(dbi/dbd.h,,AC_MSG_ERROR(DBI library is not installed))
 
+found_cdk=yes
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(cdk/cdk.h,,found_cdk=no)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LIBCDK, test "$found_cdk" = yes)
+
 
 dnl Checks for typedefs, structures and compiler characteristics
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/utils/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/utils/Makefile.am
index 6f7947119..015419969 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/utils/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
 
+if HAVE_LIBCDK
 bin_PROGRAMS = bs11_config isdnsync meas_vis
+else
+bin_PROGRAMS = bs11_config isdnsync
+endif
 
 if BUILD_SMPP
 noinst_PROGRAMS = smpp_mirror