diff --git a/Pcap++/Makefile b/Pcap++/Makefile
index 251258f1a..092022d6d 100755
--- a/Pcap++/Makefile
+++ b/Pcap++/Makefile
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ ifdef HAS_PCAP_IMMEDIATE_MODE
 DEPS += -DHAS_PCAP_IMMEDIATE_MODE
 endif
 
+ifdef HAS_SET_DIRECTION_ENABLED
+PCAPPP_BUILD_FLAGS += -DHAS_SET_DIRECTION_ENABLED
+endif
+
 ifdef USE_DPDK
 PCAPPP_BUILD_FLAGS += -msse -msse2 -msse3 -mssse3
 endif