diff --git a/lib/vhost/rte_vhost/Makefile b/lib/vhost/rte_vhost/Makefile
index 537a3c70e..b0ae63358 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/rte_vhost/Makefile
+++ b/lib/vhost/rte_vhost/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
 CFLAGS += -I.
 CFLAGS += $(ENV_CFLAGS)
+CFLAGS += -include rte_config.h
 
 # These are the DPDK vhost files copied (for now) into SPDK
 C_SRCS += fd_man.c socket.c vhost_user.c vhost.c