diff --git a/build-data/packages/vpp.mk b/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
index ad1d1fc..40aa8c7 100644
--- a/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
+++ b/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 ifeq ("$(V)","1")
 vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON
 endif
+ifneq ($(VPP_EXCLUDED_PLUGINS),)
+vpp_cmake_args += -DVPP_EXCLUDED_PLUGINS="$(VPP_EXCLUDED_PLUGINS)"
+endif
 
 ifneq ($(VPP_EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGS),)
 vpp_cmake_args += $(VPP_EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGS)