diff --git a/contrib/scripts/nm-ci-run.sh b/contrib/scripts/nm-ci-run.sh
index 4fd47c1980..1f2b44e69f 100755
--- a/contrib/scripts/nm-ci-run.sh
+++ b/contrib/scripts/nm-ci-run.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ _WITH_LIBTEAM="true"
 _WITH_DOCS="true"
 _WITH_SYSTEMD_LOGIND="true"
 _WITH_NBFT="true"
+_WITH_CLAT="true"
 if [ $IS_ALPINE = 1 ]; then
     _WITH_SYSTEMD_LOGIND="false"
 fi
@@ -63,6 +64,14 @@ if ! pkgconf 'libnvme >= 1.5'; then
     _WITH_NBFT="false"
 fi
 
+if ! pkgconf 'libndp >= 1.9'; then
+    _WITH_CLAT="false"
+fi
+
+if ! pkgconf 'libbpf >= 1.3'; then
+    _WITH_CLAT="false"
+fi
+
 if [ -z "${NMTST_SEED_RAND+x}" ]; then
     NMTST_SEED_RAND="$SRANDOM"
     if [ -z "$NMTST_SEED_RAND" ]; then
@@ -195,6 +204,7 @@ meson setup build \
     -D ifupdown=true \
     \
     -D nbft=$_WITH_NBFT \
+    -D clat=$_WITH_CLAT \
     \
     #end
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8b0334240d..a0511309a4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ config_h.set10('HAVE_SELINUX', enable_selinux)
 # CLAT support
 enable_clat = get_option('clat')
 if enable_clat
-  libbpf = dependency('libbpf', version: '>= 0.1.0', required: false)
-  assert(libbpf.found(), 'You must have libbpf installed to build. Use -Dclat=false to disable use of it')
+  libbpf = dependency('libbpf', version: '>= 1.3.0', required: false)
+  assert(libbpf.found(), 'You must have libbpf >= 1.3.0 installed to build. Use -Dclat=false to disable use of it')
   libndp_dep = dependency('libndp', version: '>= 1.9', required: false)
   assert(libndp_dep.found(), 'You must have libndp >= 1.9 installed to build with CLAT support. Use -Dclat=false to disable it')
 endif