diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e8a5158..9aa48eb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ export GO_BUILD_TAGS += mlx
 endif
 endif
 
+ifndef NFF_GO_NO_BPF_SUPPORT
+ifeq (,$(findstring bpf,$(GO_BUILD_TAGS)))
+export GO_BUILD_TAGS += bpf
+endif
+CFLAGS :=  $(CGO_CFLAGS) -DNFF_GO_SUPPORT_XDP
+export CGO_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS)
+$(info CFLAGS = $(CGO_CFLAGS))
+endif
+
 .PHONY: all
 all: nff-go-nat client/client httpperfserv wrk