diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d7bbd8fbb..359dc595d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ AS_CASE(["$ARG_WITH_LIBGEOIP"],
 # Setting conditional variables for Makefiles
 ###############################################################################
 
-AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_DHT], [test "x$ARG_ENABLE_DHT" = "xyes"])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_DHT], [test "x$ARG_ENABLE_DHT" = "xyes" -o "x$ARG_ENABLE_DHT" = "xlogging" ])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_EXAMPLES], [test "x$ARG_ENABLE_EXAMPLES" = "xyes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_TESTS], [test "x$ARG_ENABLE_TESTS" = "xyes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDING], [test "x$ARG_ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDING" = "xyes"])