diff --git a/build-data/packages/dpdk.mk b/build-data/packages/dpdk.mk
index 92eb631..ab2e39a 100644
--- a/build-data/packages/dpdk.mk
+++ b/build-data/packages/dpdk.mk
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
 DPDK_MAKE_ARGS += DPDK_MLX5_PMD=y
 endif
 
+DPDK_MLX4_PMD=$(strip $($(PLATFORM)_uses_dpdk_mlx4_pmd))
+ifneq ($(DPDK_MLX4_PMD),)
+DPDK_MAKE_ARGS += DPDK_MLX4_PMD=y
+endif
+
 DPDK_PLATFORM_TARGET=$(strip $($(PLATFORM)_dpdk_target))
 ifneq ($(DPDK_PLATFORM_TARGET),)
 DPDK_MAKE_ARGS += DPDK_TARGET=$(DPDK_PLATFORM_TARGET)
diff --git a/build-data/packages/vpp.mk b/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
index 4122591..19e32ef 100644
--- a/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
+++ b/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 ifeq ($($(PLATFORM)_uses_dpdk_mlx5_pmd),yes)
 vpp_configure_args += --with-dpdk-mlx5-pmd
 endif
+ifeq ($($(PLATFORM)_uses_dpdk_mlx4_pmd),yes)
+vpp_configure_args += --with-dpdk-mlx4-pmd
+endif
 else
 vpp_configure_args += --disable-dpdk-plugin
 endif
diff --git a/build-data/platforms/vpp.mk b/build-data/platforms/vpp.mk
index 5750181..ad15d7e 100644
--- a/build-data/platforms/vpp.mk
+++ b/build-data/platforms/vpp.mk
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 vpp_root_packages = vpp vom
 
 # DPDK configuration parameters
+# vpp_uses_dpdk_mlx4_pmd = yes
 # vpp_uses_dpdk_mlx5_pmd = yes
 # vpp_uses_external_dpdk = yes
 # vpp_dpdk_inc_dir = /usr/include/dpdk
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)