--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@
 AC_QOSIENT_MEMORY
 
 AC_QOSIENT_THREADS(V_THREADS)
+AC_ARG_WITH(wrappers,
+   [  --with-wrappers         build with libwrappers support],
+   with_wrappers="$withval",
+   with_wrappers="yes")
+if test "x$with_wrappers" != "xno"; then
 AC_QOSIENT_TCPWRAP(V_WRAPDEP, V_INCLS)
 if test ! -z "$V_WRAPDEP"; then
    if test -f "$V_WRAPDEP"; then
@@ -274,6 +279,7 @@
    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_TCP_WRAPPER], [], [Using Tcp wrappers])
    WRAPLIBS="$V_WRAPDEP"
 fi
+fi
 
 AC_QOSIENT_LIBPCAP(V_PCAPDEP, V_INCLS)
 if test ! -z "$V_PCAPDEP"; then