diff --git a/package/gnome24/evolution/evolution.conf b/package/gnome24/evolution/evolution.conf
index 6a6c6dba4..9d01ee932 100644
--- a/package/gnome24/evolution/evolution.conf
+++ b/package/gnome24/evolution/evolution.conf
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ evo_main()
 	  --enable-pilot-conduits=yes \
 	  --enable-nntp=yes"
 
+	pkginstalled openldap && var_append confopt ' ' "--with-openldap=$root/$pkg_openldap_prefix"
+
 # --with-krb5=PREFIX      Location of Kerberos 5 libs/includes
 # --with-krb4=PREFIX      Location of Kerberos 4 libs/includes