diff --git a/drivers/baseband/turbo_sw/meson.build b/drivers/baseband/turbo_sw/meson.build
index f5a1ab3fcb..55ef4e4ec7 100644
--- a/drivers/baseband/turbo_sw/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/baseband/turbo_sw/meson.build
@@ -3,28 +3,28 @@
 
 path = get_option('flexran_sdk')
 
-if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_BBDEV_SDK_AVX2')
-	lib = cc.find_library('libturbo', dirs: [path + '/lib_turbo'], required: false)
-	if not lib.found()
-		build = false
-		reason = 'missing dependency, "libturbo"'
-	else
-		ext_deps += cc.find_library('libturbo', dirs: [path + '/lib_turbo'], required: true)
-		ext_deps += cc.find_library('libcrc', dirs: [path + '/lib_crc'], required: true)
-		ext_deps += cc.find_library('librate_matching', dirs: [path + '/lib_rate_matching'], required: true)
-		ext_deps += cc.find_library('libcommon', dirs: [path + '/lib_common'], required: true)
-		ext_deps += cc.find_library('libstdc++', required: true)
-		ext_deps += cc.find_library('libirc', required: true)
-		ext_deps += cc.find_library('libimf', required: true)
-		ext_deps += cc.find_library('libipps', required: true)
-		ext_deps += cc.find_library('libsvml', required: true)
-		includes += include_directories(path + '/lib_turbo')
-		includes += include_directories(path + '/lib_crc')
-		includes += include_directories(path + '/lib_rate_matching')
-		includes += include_directories(path + '/lib_common')
-	endif
+# check for FlexRAN SDK libraries for AVX2
+lib4g = cc.find_library('libturbo', dirs: [path + '/lib_turbo'], required: false)
+if lib4g.found()
+	ext_deps += cc.find_library('libturbo', dirs: [path + '/lib_turbo'], required: true)
+	ext_deps += cc.find_library('libcrc', dirs: [path + '/lib_crc'], required: true)
+	ext_deps += cc.find_library('librate_matching', dirs: [path + '/lib_rate_matching'], required: true)
+	ext_deps += cc.find_library('libcommon', dirs: [path + '/lib_common'], required: true)
+	ext_deps += cc.find_library('libstdc++', required: true)
+	ext_deps += cc.find_library('libirc', required: true)
+	ext_deps += cc.find_library('libimf', required: true)
+	ext_deps += cc.find_library('libipps', required: true)
+	ext_deps += cc.find_library('libsvml', required: true)
+	includes += include_directories(path + '/lib_turbo')
+	includes += include_directories(path + '/lib_crc')
+	includes += include_directories(path + '/lib_rate_matching')
+	includes += include_directories(path + '/lib_common')
+	cflags += ['-DRTE_BBDEV_SDK_AVX2']
 endif
-if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_BBDEV_SDK_AVX512')
+
+# check for FlexRAN SDK libraries for AVX512
+lib5g = cc.find_library('libldpc_decoder_5gnr', dirs: [path + '/lib_ldpc_decoder_5gnr'], required: false)
+if lib5g.found()
 	ext_deps += cc.find_library('libldpc_encoder_5gnr', dirs: [path + '/lib_ldpc_encoder_5gnr'], required: true)
 	ext_deps += cc.find_library('libldpc_decoder_5gnr', dirs: [path + '/lib_ldpc_decoder_5gnr'], required: true)
 	ext_deps += cc.find_library('libLDPC_ratematch_5gnr', dirs: [path + '/lib_LDPC_ratematch_5gnr'], required: true)
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_BBDEV_SDK_AVX512')
 	includes += include_directories(path + '/lib_ldpc_decoder_5gnr')
 	includes += include_directories(path + '/lib_LDPC_ratematch_5gnr')
 	includes += include_directories(path + '/lib_rate_dematching_5gnr')
+	cflags += ['-DRTE_BBDEV_SDK_AVX512']
 endif
 
 deps += ['bbdev', 'bus_vdev', 'ring']