diff --git a/build-data/packages/dpdk.mk b/build-data/packages/dpdk.mk
index f9163c8..a529e36 100644
--- a/build-data/packages/dpdk.mk
+++ b/build-data/packages/dpdk.mk
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 	DPDK_TUNE=$(DPDK_TUNE) \
 	DPDK_DEBUG=$(DPDK_DEBUG)
 
+DPDK_CRYPTO_PMD=$(strip $($(PLATFORM)_uses_dpdk_cryptodev))
+ifneq ($(DPDK_CRYPTO_PMD),)
+DPDK_MAKE_ARGS += DPDK_CRYPTO_PMD=y
+endif
 
 DPDK_PLATFORM_TARGET=$(strip $($(PLATFORM)_dpdk_target))
 ifneq ($(DPDK_PLATFORM_TARGET),)
diff --git a/build-data/packages/vnet.mk b/build-data/packages/vnet.mk
index cafb939..399ca1b 100644
--- a/build-data/packages/vnet.mk
+++ b/build-data/packages/vnet.mk
@@ -38,4 +38,7 @@
 vnet_CPPFLAGS += $(call installed_includes_fn, dpdk)
 vnet_LDFLAGS += $(call installed_libs_fn, dpdk)
 endif
+ifeq ($($(PLATFORM)_uses_dpdk_cryptodev),yes)
+vnet_configure_args += --with-dpdk-crypto
+endif
 endif
diff --git a/build-data/packages/vpp.mk b/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
index be10e17..6831c6b 100644
--- a/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
+++ b/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
@@ -45,4 +45,7 @@
 vpp_CPPFLAGS += $(call installed_includes_fn, dpdk)
 vpp_LDFLAGS += $(call installed_libs_fn, dpdk)
 endif
+ifeq ($($(PLATFORM)_uses_dpdk_cryptodev),yes)
+vpp_configure_args += --with-dpdk-crypto
+endif
 endif
diff --git a/build-data/platforms/vpp.mk b/build-data/platforms/vpp.mk
index 4fe7cc8..15d4dc3 100644
--- a/build-data/platforms/vpp.mk
+++ b/build-data/platforms/vpp.mk
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 plugins_configure_args_vpp = --with-dpdk
 
 # DPDK configuration parameters
+# vpp_uses_dpdk_cryptodev = yes
 # vpp_uses_external_dpdk = yes
 # vpp_dpdk_inc_dir = /usr/include/dpdk
 # vpp_dpdk_lib_dir = /usr/lib