diff --git a/conan/test_package/test_kafka.cpp b/conan/test_package/test_kafka.cpp
index 4c275db786f3..8d1cdd08e5b8 100644
--- a/conan/test_package/test_kafka.cpp
+++ b/conan/test_package/test_kafka.cpp
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@
 #include "hello.hpp"
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-  auto component_list =
-      userver::components::MinimalServerComponentList()
-          .Append<userver::server::handlers::Ping>()
-          .Append<userver::components::TestsuiteSupport>()
-          .Append<userver::components::HttpClient>()
-          .Append<userver::server::handlers::TestsControl>()
-          .Append<userver::components::kafka::ProducerComponent>("")
-          .Append<userver::components::kafka::ConsumerComponent>("");
+  auto component_list = userver::components::MinimalServerComponentList()
+                            .Append<userver::server::handlers::Ping>()
+                            .Append<userver::components::TestsuiteSupport>()
+                            .Append<userver::components::HttpClient>()
+                            .Append<userver::server::handlers::TestsControl>()
+                            .Append<userver::kafka::ProducerComponent>()
+                            .Append<userver::kafka::ConsumerComponent>();
 
   service_template::AppendHello(component_list);
 
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index e26fdd7e0131..743bc90b0184 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class UserverConan(ConanFile):
         'with_clickhouse': True,
         'with_rabbitmq': True,
         'with_utest': True,
-        'with_kafka': False,
+        'with_kafka': True,
         'namespace': 'userver',
         'namespace_begin': 'namespace userver {',
         'namespace_end': '}',
@@ -484,7 +484,9 @@ def clickhouse():
             )
 
         def librdkafka():
-            return ['RdKafka::rdkafka++'] if self.options.with_kafka else []
+            return (
+                ['librdkafka::librdkafka'] if self.options.with_kafka else []
+            )
 
         userver_components = [
             {