diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 57bf2a726..76018a014 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ ENABLE_GLOB := 1
 ENABLE_PLUGINS := 1
 ENABLE_READLINE := 1
 ENABLE_EDITLINE := 0
+ENABLE_GHDL := 0
 ENABLE_VERIFIC := 0
 ENABLE_COVER := 1
 ENABLE_LIBYOSYS := 0
@@ -511,6 +512,14 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(ENABLE_GHDL),1)
+GHDL_PREFIX ?= $(PREFIX)
+GHDL_INCLUDE_DIR ?= $(GHDL_DIR)/include
+GHDL_LIB_DIR ?= $(GHDL_DIR)/lib
+CXXFLAGS += -I$(GHDL_INCLUDE_DIR) -DYOSYS_ENABLE_GHDL
+LDLIBS += $(GHDL_LIB_DIR)/libghdl.a $(file <$(GHDL_LIB_DIR)/libghdl.link)
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_VERIFIC),1)
 VERIFIC_DIR ?= /usr/local/src/verific_lib
 VERIFIC_COMPONENTS ?= verilog vhdl database util containers hier_tree