diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_CA_MODULE b/configure/CONFIG_CA_MODULE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70ffac19b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_CA_MODULE
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#*************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2017 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+#     National Laboratory.
+# EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+# in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+#*************************************************************************
+
+# Libraries needed to link a host tool
+EPICS_BASE_HOST_LIBS = ca Com
diff --git a/configure/Makefile b/configure/Makefile
index 925430940..71c556c61 100644
--- a/configure/Makefile
+++ b/configure/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-TOP=..
+#*************************************************************************
+# EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+# in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+#*************************************************************************
+TOP = ..
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 
 TARGETS = $(CONFIG_TARGETS)
 CONFIGS += $(subst ../,,$(wildcard $(CONFIG_INSTALLS)))
 
+CFG += CONFIG_CA_MODULE
+
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES