diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ebbc86604..644b34ec3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ V ?= 2
 # Platform
 PLATFORM ?= $(shell uname)
 
+# Enable supprot for libconfig configuration files
+WITH_CONFIG ?= 1
+
 # Common flags
 LDLIBS   =
 CFLAGS  += -I. -Iinclude -Iinclude/villas
@@ -116,7 +119,11 @@ else
 endif
 
 # pkg-config dependencies
-PKGS = libconfig openssl
+PKGS = openssl jansson
+
+ifeq ($(WITH_CONFIG),1)
+	PKGS += libconfig
+endif
 
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