diff --git a/cmake/check_system_functions.cmake b/cmake/check_system_functions.cmake
index 14aa261bed..c274bcfabd 100644
--- a/cmake/check_system_functions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/check_system_functions.cmake
@@ -32,3 +32,12 @@ check_function_exists(sysinfo vt_has_sysinfo)
 
 set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "mach/mach.h")
 check_function_exists(mach_task_self vt_has_mach_task_self)
+
+set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "ldms/ldms.h")
+check_function_exists(ldms_h vt_has_ldms_h)
+
+set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "ldms/ldmsd_stream.h")
+check_function_exists(ldmsd_stream_h vt_has_ldmsd_stream_h)
+
+set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "ovis_util/util.h")
+check_function_exists(ovis_util_h vt_has_ovis_util_h)