diff --git a/build-data/packages/japi.mk b/build-data/packages/japi.mk
index a9df1fc..d643593 100644
--- a/build-data/packages/japi.mk
+++ b/build-data/packages/japi.mk
@@ -1,44 +1,6 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
 japi_configure_depend = vpp-install
 japi_source = extras
 japi_configure_subdir = japi
+japi_CPPFLAGS = $(call installed_includes_fn, vpp) $(call installed_includes_fn, vpp)/vpp_plugins
+japi_LDFLAGS = $(call installed_libs_fn, vpp)
 
-ifneq ($(shell which cmake3),)
-CMAKE?=cmake3
-else
-CMAKE?=cmake
-endif
-
-japi_cmake_args ?=
-japi_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=$(PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIR)
-japi_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$($(TAG)_TAG_CFLAGS)"
-japi_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS="$($(TAG)_TAG_LDFLAGS)"
-japi_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:PATH="$(PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIR)/../vpp"
-ifeq ("$(V)","1")
-japi_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON
-endif
-
-#Use devtoolset on centos 7
-ifneq ($(wildcard /opt/rh/devtoolset-7/enable),)
-japi_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_PROGRAM_PATH:PATH="/opt/rh/devtoolset-7/root/bin"
-endif
-
-japi_configure = \
- cd $(PACKAGE_BUILD_DIR) && \
- $(CMAKE) -G Ninja $(japi_cmake_args) $(call find_source_fn,$(PACKAGE_SOURCE))$(PACKAGE_SUBDIR)
-
-japi_build = $(CMAKE) --build $(PACKAGE_BUILD_DIR) -- $(MAKE_PARALLEL_FLAGS)
-
-japi_install = $(CMAKE) --build $(PACKAGE_BUILD_DIR) -- install