diff --git a/ip/Makefile b/ip/Makefile
index 572604d5..a754c04d 100644
--- a/ip/Makefile
+++ b/ip/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ ifeq ($(IP_CONFIG_SETNS),y)
 	CFLAGS += -DHAVE_SETNS
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(HAVE_ELF),y)
+	CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ELF
+	LDLIBS += -lelf
+endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_MNL),y)
 	CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBMNL $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) libmnl --cflags)
 	LDLIBS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) libmnl --libs)
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 637fe487..b7b1d568 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ ifeq ($(IP_CONFIG_SETNS),y)
 	CFLAGS += -DHAVE_SETNS
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(HAVE_ELF),y)
+	CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ELF
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(HAVE_MNL),y)
 	CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBMNL $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) libmnl --cflags)
 endif
diff --git a/tc/Makefile b/tc/Makefile
index c364a053..a9b4b8e6 100644
--- a/tc/Makefile
+++ b/tc/Makefile
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ endif
 TCOBJ += $(TCMODULES)
 LDLIBS += -L. -lm
 
+ifeq ($(HAVE_ELF),y)
+	CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ELF
+	LDLIBS += -lelf
+endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_MNL),y)
 	CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBMNL $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) libmnl --cflags)
 	LDLIBS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) libmnl --libs)