diff --git a/lib/librte_acl/meson.build b/lib/librte_acl/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddaf29bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_acl/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#   BSD LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+#   All rights reserved.
+#
+#   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+#   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+#   are met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+#       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+#       distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+#       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+#       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+#   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+#   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+#   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+#   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+#   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+#   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+#   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+#   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+#   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+#   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+#   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+version = 2
+sources = files('acl_bld.c', 'acl_gen.c', 'acl_run_scalar.c',
+		'rte_acl.c', 'tb_mem.c')
+headers = files('rte_acl.h', 'rte_acl_osdep.h')
+deps += ['eal']
+
+if arch_subdir == 'x86'
+	sources += files('acl_run_sse.c')
+
+	# compile AVX2 version if either:
+	# a. we have AVX supported in minimum instruction set baseline
+	# b. it's not minimum instruction set, but supported by compiler
+	#
+	# in former case, just add avx2 C file to files list
+	# in latter case, compile c file to static lib, using correct compiler
+	# flags, and then have the .o file from static lib linked into main lib.
+	if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_MACHINE_CPUFLAG_AVX2')
+		sources += files('acl_run_avx2.c')
+		cflags += '-DCC_AVX2_SUPPORT'
+	elif cc.has_argument('-mavx2')
+		avx2_tmplib = static_library('avx2_tmp',
+				'acl_run_avx2.c',
+				dependencies: rte_eal,
+				c_args: '-mavx2')
+		objs += avx2_tmplib.extract_objects('acl_run_avx2.c')
+		cflags += '-DCC_AVX2_SUPPORT'
+	endif
+
+endif
diff --git a/lib/meson.build b/lib/meson.build
index 92d26b8aa..54efb4ba7 100644
--- a/lib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/meson.build
@@ -39,28 +39,30 @@ subdir('librte_compat')
 # sometimes skip deps that would be implied by others, e.g. if mempool is
 # given as a dep, no need to mention ring. This is especially true for the
 # core libs which are widely reused, so their deps are kept to a minimum.
-libs = ['ring', 'mempool', 'mbuf', 'net', 'ether', # core
+libraries = ['ring', 'mempool', 'mbuf', 'net', 'ether', # core
 	'metrics', # bitrate/latency stats depends on this
 	'hash',    # efd depends on this
 	'kvargs',  # cryptodev depends on this
-	'bitratestats', 'cfgfile', 'cmdline', 'cryptodev', 'distributor',
-	'efd', 'eventdev', 'gro', 'ip_frag', 'jobstats',
+	'acl', 'bitratestats', 'cfgfile', 'cmdline', 'cryptodev',
+	'distributor', 'efd', 'eventdev', 'gro', 'ip_frag', 'jobstats',
 	'latencystats', 'lpm', 'meter', 'pdump', 'reorder', 'sched',
 	'timer']
-# acl - todo
 
 if host_machine.system() == 'linux'
-	libs += ['kni', 'power', 'vhost']
+	libraries += ['kni', 'power', 'vhost']
 endif
 
 # add pkt framework libs which use other libs from above, including optional
 # ones for linux
-libs += ['port', 'table', 'pipeline']
+libraries += ['port', 'table', 'pipeline']
 
-foreach l:libs
+foreach l:libraries
 	version = 1
 	sources = []
 	headers = []
+	cflags = []
+	objs = [] # other object files to link against, used e.g. for instruction-
+	          # optimized versions of code
 	# use "deps" for internal DPDK dependencies, and "ext_deps" for
 	# external package/library requirements
 	deps = []
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ foreach l:libs
 	endif
 	lib = library(libname,
 			sources,
+			objects: objs,
+			c_args: cflags,
 			dependencies: dep_objs,
 			include_directories: include_directories(dir_name),
 			link_args: '-Wl,--version-script=' + version_map,
