diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
index d744b37..77cf8a2 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ testsuite_setup(void)
 
 	/* Create 2 AESNI MB devices if required */
 	if (gbl_cryptodev_type == RTE_CRYPTODEV_AESNI_MB_PMD) {
+#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AESNI_MB
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AESNI_MB must be"
+			" enabled in config file to run this testsuite.\n");
+		return TEST_FAILED;
+#endif
 		nb_devs = rte_cryptodev_count_devtype(
 				RTE_CRYPTODEV_AESNI_MB_PMD);
 		if (nb_devs < 2) {
@@ -199,6 +204,11 @@ testsuite_setup(void)
 
 	/* Create 2 AESNI GCM devices if required */
 	if (gbl_cryptodev_type == RTE_CRYPTODEV_AESNI_GCM_PMD) {
+#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AESNI_GCM
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AESNI_GCM must be"
+			" enabled in config file to run this testsuite.\n");
+		return TEST_FAILED;
+#endif
 		nb_devs = rte_cryptodev_count_devtype(
 				RTE_CRYPTODEV_AESNI_GCM_PMD);
 		if (nb_devs < 2) {
@@ -214,6 +224,11 @@ testsuite_setup(void)
 
 	/* Create 2 SNOW 3G devices if required */
 	if (gbl_cryptodev_type == RTE_CRYPTODEV_SNOW3G_PMD) {
+#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SNOW3G
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SNOW3G must be"
+			" enabled in config file to run this testsuite.\n");
+		return TEST_FAILED;
+#endif
 		nb_devs = rte_cryptodev_count_devtype(RTE_CRYPTODEV_SNOW3G_PMD);
 		if (nb_devs < 2) {
 			for (i = nb_devs; i < 2; i++) {
@@ -228,6 +243,11 @@ testsuite_setup(void)
 
 	/* Create 2 KASUMI devices if required */
 	if (gbl_cryptodev_type == RTE_CRYPTODEV_KASUMI_PMD) {
+#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_KASUMI
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_KASUMI must be"
+			" enabled in config file to run this testsuite.\n");
+		return TEST_FAILED;
+#endif
 		nb_devs = rte_cryptodev_count_devtype(RTE_CRYPTODEV_KASUMI_PMD);
 		if (nb_devs < 2) {
 			for (i = nb_devs; i < 2; i++) {
@@ -242,6 +262,11 @@ testsuite_setup(void)
 
 	/* Create 2 NULL devices if required */
 	if (gbl_cryptodev_type == RTE_CRYPTODEV_NULL_PMD) {
+#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NULL_CRYPTO
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NULL_CRYPTO must be"
+			" enabled in config file to run this testsuite.\n");
+		return TEST_FAILED;
+#endif
 		nb_devs = rte_cryptodev_count_devtype(
 				RTE_CRYPTODEV_NULL_PMD);
 		if (nb_devs < 2) {
@@ -257,6 +282,14 @@ testsuite_setup(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_QAT
+	if (gbl_cryptodev_type == RTE_CRYPTODEV_QAT_SYM_PMD) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_QAT must be enabled "
+				"in config file to run this testsuite.\n");
+		return TEST_FAILED;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	nb_devs = rte_cryptodev_count();
 	if (nb_devs < 1) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "No crypto devices found?");
diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev_perf.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev_perf.c
index 20713d4..b97ab7e 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev_perf.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev_perf.c
@@ -245,6 +245,11 @@ testsuite_setup(void)
 
 	/* Create 2 AESNI MB devices if required */
 	if (gbl_cryptodev_perftest_devtype == RTE_CRYPTODEV_AESNI_MB_PMD) {
+#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AESNI_MB
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AESNI_MB must be"
+			" enabled in config file to run this testsuite.\n");
+		return TEST_FAILED;
+#endif
 		nb_devs = rte_cryptodev_count_devtype(RTE_CRYPTODEV_AESNI_MB_PMD);
 		if (nb_devs < 2) {
 			for (i = nb_devs; i < 2; i++) {
@@ -260,6 +265,11 @@ testsuite_setup(void)
 
 	/* Create 2 SNOW3G devices if required */
 	if (gbl_cryptodev_perftest_devtype == RTE_CRYPTODEV_SNOW3G_PMD) {
+#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SNOW3G
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SNOW3G must be"
+			" enabled in config file to run this testsuite.\n");
+		return TEST_FAILED;
+#endif
 		nb_devs = rte_cryptodev_count_devtype(RTE_CRYPTODEV_SNOW3G_PMD);
 		if (nb_devs < 2) {
 			for (i = nb_devs; i < 2; i++) {
@@ -273,6 +283,14 @@ testsuite_setup(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_QAT
+	if (gbl_cryptodev_perftest_devtype == RTE_CRYPTODEV_QAT_SYM_PMD) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_QAT must be enabled "
+				"in config file to run this testsuite.\n");
+		return TEST_FAILED;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	nb_devs = rte_cryptodev_count();
 	if (nb_devs < 1) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "No crypto devices found?");
