diff --git a/gdk/wayland/cursor/os-compatibility.c b/gdk/wayland/cursor/os-compatibility.c
index c59733964f..3818a6170e 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/cursor/os-compatibility.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/cursor/os-compatibility.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#define HAVE_MEMFD_CREATE
 #ifdef HAVE_MEMFD_CREATE
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b8de932e8e..789411e18b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ check_functions = [
   'getpagesize',
   'getresuid',
   'lstat',
+  'memfd_create',
   'mmap',
   'posix_fallocate',
   '_lock_file',