diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 765f2a195f..cbdf023dd7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ option(ENABLE_MEMMGR "Enable memory manager (default=ON)" ON)
 option(ENABLE_PROFILER "Enable profiler (default=OFF)" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_EXTRA_BUILDBOT_CODE "Enable extra buildbot code (default=OFF)" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_EPOLL "Use epoll instead of select (default=OFF)" OFF)
+option(ENABLE_VIP "Enable VIP system (default=OFF)" OFF)
 
 
 # Set a default build type if none was specified
diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 02d4ae2017..3f39ca99a1 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ if(ENABLE_EPOLL)
 	target_compile_definitions(common PRIVATE "-DSOCKET_EPOLL")
 endif()
 
+if(ENABLE_VIP)
+	target_compile_definitions(common INTERFACE "-DVIP_ENABLE")
+endif()
+
 target_include_directories(common PUBLIC
 	"${MYSQL_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
 	"${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS}"