diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 03a831a0b9..f025695d27 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2595,6 +2595,8 @@ if test "$ol_enable_meta" != no ; then
 	AC_DEFINE(SLAPD_META,1,[define to support LDAP Metadirectory backend])
 	BUILD_SLAPD=yes
 	BUILD_META=yes
+	BUILD_LDAP=yes
+	BUILD_REWRITE=yes
 	if test "$ol_with_meta_module" != static ; then
 		AC_DEFINE(SLAPD_META_DYNAMIC,1,
 			[define to support dynamic LDAP Metadirectory backend])