diff --git a/scripts/dkms.mkconf b/scripts/dkms.mkconf
index c3c74910ba5b..ab171a606cdb 100755
--- a/scripts/dkms.mkconf
+++ b/scripts/dkms.mkconf
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ PRE_BUILD="configure
   --with-spl=\${source_tree}/spl-\${PACKAGE_VERSION}
   --with-spl-obj=\${dkms_tree}/spl/\${PACKAGE_VERSION}/\${kernelver}/\${arch}
   --with-spl-timeout=300
+  \$(
+    [[ -n \"\${ICP_ROOT}\" ]] && \\
+    {
+      echo --with-qat=\"\${ICP_ROOT}\"
+    }
+  )
   \$(
     [[ -r \${PACKAGE_CONFIG} ]] \\
     && source \${PACKAGE_CONFIG} \\