diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b0f8b94..bd2933c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 BUILD_DVBUTILS?=y
 BUILD_SYSMGR?=y
 BUILD_STATUTILS?=y
+BUILD_SPEEDTEST?=y
 BUILD_CRYPTDEV?=    # default off: needs libdevmapper
 BUILD_SIGNING?=     # default off: needs libgtest
 export BUILD_HNVRAM BUILD_SSDP BUILD_DNSSD BUILD_LOGUPLOAD \
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@
 DIRS+=signing
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BUILD_SPEEDTEST),y)
+DIRS+=speedtest
+endif
+
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_PLATFORM_NAME),gfsc100)
 DIRS+=diags