diff --git a/daemon/configure.ac b/daemon/configure.ac
index 8e774538a856f45a21758340377e8f6390e99664..d38f3cb88fd7ba857c69b6689b99c3c09e935484 100644
--- a/daemon/configure.ac
+++ b/daemon/configure.ac
@@ -168,8 +168,16 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CCRTP], [libccrtp] >= ${LIBCCRTP_MIN_VERSION},, [
 # required dependency(ies): libssl                                                                                            #
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 dnl Check for OpenSSL to link against pjsip and provide SIPS TLS support
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libssl], libssl,, AC_MSG_ERROR([Missing ssl development package: libssl-dev]))
+AC_ARG_WITH([tls],
+	[ AS_HELP_STRING([--without-tls], [disable support tls]) ],
+	[],
+	[with_tls=yes])
+AS_IF([test "xwith_tls" = "xyes"], [
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libssl], libssl,, AC_MSG_ERROR([Missing ssl development package: libssl-dev]))
+	]);
 
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([HAVE_TLS], `if test "x$with_tls" = "xyes"; then echo 1; else echo 0; fi`, [Define if you have tls support])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_TLS, test "x$with_tls" = "xyes" )
 
 
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