diff --git a/build_scripts/build_spdk.sh b/build_scripts/build_spdk.sh
index 280acb2..3fedf63 100755
--- a/build_scripts/build_spdk.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/build_spdk.sh
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ Options:
     --without-fio               Build without FIO
     --with-fio-dst <PATH>       FIO install destination
     --with-unit-tests           Enables the unit tests
+    --with-usdt                 Build with userspace DTrace probes enabled
     --log <no|tee*|silent>      Output logging options
     --no-log                    Same as "--log no"
     -n, --dry-run               Dry run
@@ -523,6 +524,10 @@ do
             rm_configure_arg "--disable-unit-tests"
             msg_info "With unit-tests"
             ;;
+        "--with-usdt")
+            CONFIGURE_ARGS+=("--with-usdt")
+            msg_info "With userspace DTrace probes enabled"
+            ;;
         "--log")
             LOG_MODE=$1
             LOG_MODE_EXPLICIT="yes"
diff --git a/nix/pkgs/libspdk/default.nix b/nix/pkgs/libspdk/default.nix
index 77a61f4..608f5c5 100644
--- a/nix/pkgs/libspdk/default.nix
+++ b/nix/pkgs/libspdk/default.nix
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ let
 
     sourceRoot = spdk.name;
 
-    devBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ astyle python3Packages.tabulate python3Packages.jinja2 nix-prefetch-github valgrind ];
+    devBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ astyle python3Packages.tabulate python3Packages.jinja2 nix-prefetch-github valgrind libsystemtap python3Packages.ijson python3Packages.magic ];
 
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       cmake