diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index da9905976..0a3d313e3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ autogen:
 	cd ipa-client; ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --libdir=$(LIBDIR)
 
 configure:
-	cd ipa-server; ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc
-	cd ipa-client; ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc
+	cd ipa-server; ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --with-openldap=yes
+	cd ipa-client; ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --with-openldap=yes
 
 install: all
 	@for subdir in $(SUBDIRS); do \
diff --git a/ipa-server/ipa-server.spec.in b/ipa-server/ipa-server.spec.in
index 63ea84267..f8b07dd8c 100644
--- a/ipa-server/ipa-server.spec.in
+++ b/ipa-server/ipa-server.spec.in
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ IPA is a server for identity, policy, and audit.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-./configure --prefix=%{buildroot}/usr --libdir=%{buildroot}/%{_libdir} --sysconfdir=%{buildroot}/etc --localstatedir=%{buildroot}/var
+./configure --prefix=%{buildroot}/usr --libdir=%{buildroot}/%{_libdir} --sysconfdir=%{buildroot}/etc --localstatedir=%{buildroot}/var --with-openldap=yes
 
 %build