diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 60eb6b51..c978da34 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ EOF
     rm -f $TMPDIR/atmtest.c $TMPDIR/atmtest
 }
 
+check_xtables()
+{
+	if ! ${PKG_CONFIG} xtables --exists
+	then
+		echo "TC_CONFIG_NO_XT:=y" >>Config
+	fi
+}
+
 check_xt()
 {
     #check if we have xtables from iptables >= 1.4.5.
@@ -353,18 +361,25 @@ echo "TC schedulers"
 echo -n " ATM	"
 check_atm
 
-echo -n " IPT	"
-check_xt
-check_xt_old
-check_xt_old_internal_h
-check_ipt
+check_xtables
+if ! grep -q TC_CONFIG_NO_XT Config
+then
+	echo -n " IPT	"
+	check_xt
+	check_xt_old
+	check_xt_old_internal_h
+	check_ipt
 
-echo -n " IPSET  "
-check_ipset
+	echo -n " IPSET  "
+	check_ipset
+fi
 
 echo
-echo -n "iptables modules directory: "
-check_ipt_lib_dir
+if ! grep -q TC_CONFIG_NO_XT Config
+then
+	echo -n "iptables modules directory: "
+	check_ipt_lib_dir
+fi
 
 echo -n "libc has setns: "
 check_setns
diff --git a/tc/Makefile b/tc/Makefile
index 8917eaf4..dfa875b5 100644
--- a/tc/Makefile
+++ b/tc/Makefile
@@ -69,28 +69,27 @@ TCMODULES += q_clsact.o
 TCMODULES += e_bpf.o
 TCMODULES += f_matchall.o
 
-ifeq ($(TC_CONFIG_IPSET), y)
-  ifeq ($(TC_CONFIG_XT), y)
-    TCMODULES += em_ipset.o
-  endif
-endif
-
 TCSO :=
 ifeq ($(TC_CONFIG_ATM),y)
   TCSO += q_atm.so
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(TC_CONFIG_XT),y)
-  TCSO += m_xt.so
-else
-  ifeq ($(TC_CONFIG_XT_OLD),y)
-    TCSO += m_xt_old.so
+ifneq ($(TC_CONFIG_NO_XT),y)
+  ifeq ($(TC_CONFIG_XT),y)
+    TCSO += m_xt.so
+    ifeq ($(TC_CONFIG_IPSET),y)
+      TCMODULES += em_ipset.o
+    endif
   else
-    ifeq ($(TC_CONFIG_XT_OLD_H),y)
-	CFLAGS += -DTC_CONFIG_XT_H
-	TCSO += m_xt_old.so
+    ifeq ($(TC_CONFIG_XT_OLD),y)
+      TCSO += m_xt_old.so
     else
-      TCMODULES += m_ipt.o
+      ifeq ($(TC_CONFIG_XT_OLD_H),y)
+        CFLAGS += -DTC_CONFIG_XT_H
+        TCSO += m_xt_old.so
+      else
+        TCMODULES += m_ipt.o
+      endif
     endif
   endif
 endif