diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b12e9fbc37a0da2c04484394235b40217a04127e..729ba9b29e904680c878aa59b21be301cb1fa23d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1613,6 +1613,9 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([netcf],
 
 NETCF_CFLAGS=
 NETCF_LIBS=
+if test "$with_libvirtd" = "no" ; then
+  with_netcf=no
+fi
 if test "$with_netcf" = "yes" || test "$with_netcf" = "check"; then
   PKG_CHECK_MODULES(NETCF, netcf >= $NETCF_REQUIRED,
     [with_netcf=yes], [