diff --git a/dpdk/Makefile b/dpdk/Makefile
index 799d9c4..ebe62bb 100644
--- a/dpdk/Makefile
+++ b/dpdk/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 DPDK_DEBUG            ?= n
 DPDK_MLX4_PMD         ?= n
 DPDK_MLX5_PMD         ?= n
+DPDK_TAP_PMD          ?= n
+DPDK_FAILSAFE_PMD     ?= n
 
 B := $(DPDK_BUILD_DIR)
 I := $(DPDK_INSTALL_DIR)
@@ -199,8 +201,9 @@
 	$(call set,RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_PMD,$(DPDK_MLX5_PMD))
 	$(call set,RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_DLOPEN_DEPS,$(DPDK_MLX4_PMD))
 	$(call set,RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_DLOPEN_DEPS,$(DPDK_MLX5_PMD))
+	$(call set,RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_TAP,$(DPDK_TAP_PMD))
+	$(call set,RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_FAILSAFE,$(DPDK_FAILSAFE_PMD))
 	@# not needed
-	$(call set,RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_TAP,n)
 	$(call set,RTE_LIBRTE_TIMER,n)
 	$(call set,RTE_LIBRTE_CFGFILE,n)
 	$(call set,RTE_LIBRTE_LPM,n)