diff --git a/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf b/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf
index e1f40f86d..dcdf87158 100644
--- a/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf
+++ b/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf
@@ -52,3 +52,6 @@ fi
 
 # build shared command library
 var_append extraconfopt ' ' '--enable-cmdlib'
+
+# enable the device-mapper event daemon and libraries
+var_append extraconfopt ' ' '--enable-dmeventd'