diff --git a/Makefile.radius b/Makefile.radius
index ddbc4af33b1..ac20070ea60 100644
--- a/Makefile.radius
+++ b/Makefile.radius
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@ DEFS+= -DUSE_FREERADIUS
 RADIUSCLIENT_LIB=freeradius-client
 
 else
+ifeq ($(RADCLI),1)
 
+# - radcli library
+DEFS+= -DUSE_RADCLI
+RADIUSCLIENT_LIB=radcli
+
+else
 # - radiusclient-ng v5 or v4 library
 ifneq ($(radiusclient_ng), 4)
 
@@ -41,6 +47,7 @@ else
 DEFS+=-DRADIUSCLIENT_NG_4
 RADIUSCLIENT_LIB=radiusclient
 
+endif
 endif
 
 endif
diff --git a/lib/kcore/radius.h b/lib/kcore/radius.h
index 58896af8f14..a7a03e4f80f 100644
--- a/lib/kcore/radius.h
+++ b/lib/kcore/radius.h
@@ -32,9 +32,14 @@
 #define _RADIUS_CORE_H
 
 #ifndef USE_FREERADIUS
-	#include <radiusclient-ng.h>
-	#define DEFAULT_RADIUSCLIENT_CONF \
-		"/usr/local/etc/radiusclient-ng/radiusclient.conf"
+	#ifdef USE_RADCLI
+		#include <radcli/radcli.h>
+		#define DEFAULT_RADIUSCLIENT_CONF ""
+	#else
+		#include <radiusclient-ng.h>
+		#define DEFAULT_RADIUSCLIENT_CONF \
+			"/usr/local/etc/radiusclient-ng/radiusclient.conf"
+	#endif
 #else
 	#include <freeradius-client.h>
 	#define DEFAULT_RADIUSCLIENT_CONF ""