diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/Makefile b/lib/librte_vhost/Makefile
index 92c267475d..de431fbb78 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@ LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mempool -lrte_mbuf -lrte_ethdev -lrte_net \
 
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST) := fd_man.c iotlb.c socket.c vhost.c \
-					vhost_user.c virtio_net.c vdpa.c vhost_crypto.c
+					vhost_user.c virtio_net.c vdpa.c
 
 # install includes
-SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST)-include += rte_vhost.h rte_vdpa.h \
-					rte_vhost_crypto.h
+SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST)-include += rte_vhost.h rte_vdpa.h
+
+# only compile vhost crypto when cryptodev is enabled
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CRYPTODEV),y)
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST) += vhost_crypto.c
+SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST)-include += rte_vhost_crypto.h
+endif
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk