diff --git a/package/dpdk/Config.in b/package/dpdk/Config.in
index 36876e349d..4e83f293ae 100644
--- a/package/dpdk/Config.in
+++ b/package/dpdk/Config.in
@@ -64,6 +64,27 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_DPDK_DRIVERS_LIST
 	  Buildroot packages for external dependencies. DPDK
 	  configuration will fail in case of missing dependencies.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_DPDK_LIBS_LIST
+	string "List of enabled libraries"
+	help
+	  Controls which DPDK libraries are built.
+
+	  Values:
+	    (empty): use DPDK defaults
+	    none   : build no libraries
+	    list   : e.g. "hash,fib,rib"
+
+	  To list all libraries found in the DPDK source tree:
+	    find lib -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -type f -name meson.build \
+	      -printf '%h\n' | xargs -n1 basename | sort -u
+
+	  Note: providing manually a list of dpdk libraries to enable
+	  does not automatically enable its dependencies (internal or
+	  external). It is the user responsiblity to add internal dpdk
+	  dependencies in this list, and/or select the relevant
+	  Buildroot packages for external dependencies. DPDK
+	  configuration will fail in case of missing dependencies.
+
 endif
 
 comment "dpdk needs a glibc toolchain w/ threads, gcc >= 4.9, headers >= 4.19"
diff --git a/package/dpdk/dpdk.mk b/package/dpdk/dpdk.mk
index 829b0cc640..d0c7caaa48 100644
--- a/package/dpdk/dpdk.mk
+++ b/package/dpdk/dpdk.mk
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ ifneq ($(DPDK_DRIVERS),)
   endif
 endif
 
+DPDK_LIBS := $(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_DPDK_LIBS_LIST))
+ifneq ($(DPDK_LIBS),)
+  ifeq ($(DPDK_LIBS),none)
+    DPDK_CONF_OPTS += -Ddisable_libs='*'
+  else
+    DPDK_CONF_OPTS += -Denable_libs='$(DPDK_LIBS)'
+  endif
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DPDK_TESTS),y)
 DPDK_CONF_OPTS += -Dtests=true
 else