diff --git a/userland/Makefile b/userland/Makefile
index d5392c09..959470c0 100644
--- a/userland/Makefile
+++ b/userland/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-all: libpfring pcap build_examples build_examples_zc build_examples_ft build_extcap 
+all: libpfring build_extcap 
 # build_tcpdump build_c++
 
 ###################
@@ -14,52 +14,25 @@ libpfring: config
 build_nbpf: config
 	cd nbpf; make
 
-libpcap/Makefile:
-	cd libpcap; ./configure --enable-ipv6 --enable-dbus=no --without-libnl --with-snf=no --disable-bluetooth --disable-canusb --with-dag=no
-
-pcap: libpfring libpcap/Makefile
-	cd libpcap; make
-
-build_examples: config
-	cd examples; make
-
-build_examples_zc: config
-	cd examples_zc; make
-
-build_examples_ft: config
-	cd examples_ft; make
-
 build_c++: libpfring
 	cd c++; make
 
 tcpdump/Makefile:
-	cd tcpdump; ./configure
+	cd tcpdump; ./configure --with_system_libpcap=yes
 
-build_tcpdump: libpfring pcap tcpdump/Makefile
+build_tcpdump: libpfring tcpdump/Makefile
 	cd tcpdump; make
 
-build_extcap: libpfring pcap
+build_extcap: libpfring
 	cd wireshark/extcap; make
 
 ###################
 
-clean: libpfring_clean pcap_clean examples_clean examples_ft_clean examples_zc_clean c++_clean tcpdump_clean nbpf_clean extcap_clean
+clean: libpfring_clean c++_clean tcpdump_clean nbpf_clean extcap_clean
 
 libpfring_clean:
 	cd lib; make clean
 
-pcap_clean:
-	if test -f libpcap/config.status; then cd libpcap; make clean; fi
-
-examples_clean:
-	cd examples; make clean
-
-examples_zc_clean:
-	cd examples_zc; make clean
-
-examples_ft_clean:
-	cd examples_ft; make clean
-
 c++_clean:
 	cd c++; make clean
 
@@ -72,8 +45,5 @@ nbpf_clean:
 extcap_clean:
 	cd wireshark/extcap; make clean
 
-install: libpfring pcap examples examples_zc examples_ft
+install: libpfring
 	cd lib; make install
-	cd libpcap; make install
-	cd examples; make install
-	cd examples_zc; make install
diff --git a/userland/c++/Makefile.in b/userland/c++/Makefile.in
index 02bf5164..b0442d84 100644
--- a/userland/c++/Makefile.in
+++ b/userland/c++/Makefile.in
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 CPP=g++ -g 
 
 KERNEL_DIR=../../kernel
-LIBPCAP_DIR=../libpcap
-INCLUDE=-I$(KERNEL_DIR) -I$(LIBPCAP_DIR) -I../lib `../lib/pfring_config --include`
+INCLUDE=-I$(KERNEL_DIR) -I$(VCPKG_LIBPCAP_DIR)/include -I../lib `../lib/pfring_config --include`
 LIBPFRING_CPP=libpfring_cpp.a
 RANLIB=ranlib
 OBJ=PFring.o
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ LIBS=../lib/libpfring.a `../lib/pfring_config --libs` -lpthread
 all: $(LIBPFRING_CPP) pf_test
 
 pf_test: pf_test.cpp $(LIBPFRING_CPP)
-	$(CPP) $(INCLUDE) $< $(LIBPFRING_CPP) -o $@ $(LIBS) $(LIBPCAP_DIR)/libpcap.a @SYSLIBS@
+	$(CPP) $(INCLUDE) $< $(LIBPFRING_CPP) -o $@ $(LIBS) $(VCPKG_LIBPCAP_DIR)/lib/libpcap.a @SYSLIBS@
 
 $(LIBPFRING_CPP): $(OBJ)
 	@rm -f $@
diff --git a/userland/snort/pfring-daq-module-zc/Makefile.am b/userland/snort/pfring-daq-module-zc/Makefile.am
index 7123de18..45998688 100644
--- a/userland/snort/pfring-daq-module-zc/Makefile.am
+++ b/userland/snort/pfring-daq-module-zc/Makefile.am
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
 pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = daq_pfring_zc.la
 daq_pfring_zc_la_SOURCES = daq_pfring_zc.c
-daq_pfring_zc_la_CFLAGS = -DBUILDING_SO  -I../../libpcap
-daq_pfring_zc_la_LDFLAGS = -module -export-dynamic -avoid-version -shared -lrt ../../libpcap/libpcap.a
+daq_pfring_zc_la_CFLAGS = -DBUILDING_SO  -I${VCPKG_LIBPCAP_DIR}/include
+daq_pfring_zc_la_LDFLAGS = -module -export-dynamic -avoid-version -shared -lrt ${VCPKG_LIBPCAP_DIR}/lib/libpcap.a
diff --git a/userland/tcpdump-4.9.2/Makefile.in b/userland/tcpdump-4.9.2/Makefile.in
index e2c74d13..47d9e2cc 100644
--- a/userland/tcpdump-4.9.2/Makefile.in
+++ b/userland/tcpdump-4.9.2/Makefile.in
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ TEST_DIST= `find tests \( -name 'DIFF' -prune \) -o \( -name NEW -prune \) -o -t
 
 all: $(PROG) $(LIBNETDISSECT)
 
-$(PROG): $(OBJ) @V_PCAPDEP@
+$(PROG): $(OBJ) $(VCPKG_LIBPCAP_DIR)/lib/libpcap.a
 	@rm -f $@
 	$(CC) $(FULL_CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJ) $(LIBS)
 
diff --git a/userland/wireshark/extcap/Makefile.in b/userland/wireshark/extcap/Makefile.in
index 970b9680..3e34ccc8 100644
--- a/userland/wireshark/extcap/Makefile.in
+++ b/userland/wireshark/extcap/Makefile.in
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@ LIBPFRING  = ${PFRINGDIR}/libpfring.a
 #
 O_FLAG     = -O2 -DHAVE_PF_RING
 EXTRA_LIBS =
-PCAPDIR    = ../../libpcap
-LIBPCAP    = ${PCAPDIR}/libpcap.a  ${EXTRA_LIBS}
+LIBPCAP    = ${VCPKG_LIBPCAP_DIR}/lib/libpcap.a  ${EXTRA_LIBS}
 
 #
 # Search directories
 #
 PFRING_KERNEL=../../../kernel
-INCLUDE    = -I${PFRING_KERNEL} -I${PFRINGDIR} -I${PCAPDIR} -Ithird-party `../../lib/pfring_config --include`
+INCLUDE    = -I${PFRING_KERNEL} -I${PFRINGDIR} -I${VCPKG_LIBPCAP_DIR}/include -Ithird-party `../../lib/pfring_config --include`
 
 #
 # C compiler and flags