diff --git a/test/bdev/bdevperf/Makefile b/test/bdev/bdevperf/Makefile
index 3ff01f94a..689d7fe10 100644
--- a/test/bdev/bdevperf/Makefile
+++ b/test/bdev/bdevperf/Makefile
@@ -48,4 +48,8 @@ ifeq ($(OS),Linux)
 SPDK_LIB_LIST += event_nbd nbd
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/lib/env_dpdk,$(CONFIG_ENV))
+SPDK_LIB_LIST += env_dpdk_rpc
+endif
+
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.app.mk