diff --git a/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf b/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf
index f20b7ba4d..d36133d73 100644
--- a/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf
+++ b/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ if pkginstalled pkgconfig; then
 	var_append extraconfopt ' ' '--enable-pkgconfig'
 fi
 
+# build application library
+var_append extraconfopt ' ' '--enable-applib'
+
 # build shared command library
 var_append extraconfopt ' ' '--enable-cmdlib'