diff --git a/cmake/bdb_CMakeLists.txt.in.bak b/cmake/bdb_CMakeLists.txt.in
similarity index 100%
rename from cmake/bdb_CMakeLists.txt.in.bak
rename to cmake/bdb_CMakeLists.txt.in
diff --git a/cmake/cmake.options b/cmake/cmake.options
index a60f5c7282..d83ab49fd5 100644
--- a/cmake/cmake.options
+++ b/cmake/cmake.options
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ option(
     OFF
 )
 
+option(
+    BUILD_WITH_BDB
+    "If build with BDB" 
+    OFF
+)
+
 option(
     BUILD_WITH_LUCENE 
     "If build with lucene" 
diff --git a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
index 14a85ee4f6..97bfcfb8c0 100644
--- a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ if(${BUILD_WITH_UV})
 endif(${BUILD_WITH_UV})
 
 # bdb
-#if(${BUILD_WITH_BDB})
-    #cat("${TD_SUPPORT_DIR}/bdb_CMakeLists.txt.in" ${CONTRIB_TMP_FILE})
-#endif(${BUILD_WITH_BDB})
+if(${BUILD_WITH_BDB})
+    cat("${TD_SUPPORT_DIR}/bdb_CMakeLists.txt.in" ${CONTRIB_TMP_FILE})
+endif(${BUILD_WITH_BDB})
 
 # sqlite
 if(${BUILD_WITH_SQLITE})
diff --git a/contrib/test/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 740488b39b..eacaeb9524 100644
--- a/contrib/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ if(${BUILD_WITH_LUCENE})
     add_subdirectory(lucene)
 endif(${BUILD_WITH_LUCENE})
 
-#if(${BUILD_WITH_BDB})
-    #add_subdirectory(bdb)
-#endif(${BUILD_WITH_BDB})
+if(${BUILD_WITH_BDB})
+    add_subdirectory(bdb)
+endif(${BUILD_WITH_BDB})
 
 if(${BUILD_WITH_SQLITE})
     add_subdirectory(sqlite)