diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ed41eda..7dd43fd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1712,6 +1712,19 @@
 fi
 
 ##########################################
+# L2TPV3 probe
+
+cat > $TMPC <<EOF
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+int main(void) { return sizeof(struct mmsghdr); }
+EOF
+if compile_prog "" "" ; then
+  l2tpv3=yes
+else
+  l2tpv3=no
+fi
+
+##########################################
 # pkg-config probe
 
 if ! has "$pkg_config_exe"; then
@@ -4343,6 +4356,9 @@
 if test "$netmap" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_NETMAP=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
+if test "$l2tpv3" = "yes" ; then
+  echo "CONFIG_L2TPV3=y" >> $config_host_mak
+fi
 if test "$cap_ng" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_LIBCAP=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
diff --git a/net/Makefile.objs b/net/Makefile.objs
index a06ba59..ec19cb3 100644
--- a/net/Makefile.objs
+++ b/net/Makefile.objs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 common-obj-y += socket.o
 common-obj-y += dump.o
 common-obj-y += eth.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX) += l2tpv3.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_L2TPV3) += l2tpv3.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += tap.o vhost-user.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX) += tap-linux.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += tap-win32.o
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 0869c60..6d930ea 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_VHOST_NET_USED
         [NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_VHOST_USER] = net_init_vhost_user,
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
+#ifdef CONFIG_L2TPV3
         [NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_L2TPV3]    = net_init_l2tpv3,
 #endif
 };
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_VHOST_NET_USED
         case NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_VHOST_USER:
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
+#ifdef CONFIG_L2TPV3
         case NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_L2TPV3:
 #endif
             break;