diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6cc9f26e..39c05318 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ if test x$enable_xwayland = xyes; then
   fi
 fi
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBDRM, [libdrm],
-                  [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBDRM, 1, [Define if libdrm is available]) have_libdrm=yes], have_libdrm=no)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBDRM, [libdrm], have_libdrm=yes, have_libdrm=no)
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(x11-compositor, [  --enable-x11-compositor],,
 	      enable_x11_compositor=yes)
diff --git a/libweston/launcher-direct.c b/libweston/launcher-direct.c
index 3d8f5f67..a5d3ee53 100644
--- a/libweston/launcher-direct.c
+++ b/libweston/launcher-direct.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #define KDSKBMUTE	0x4B51
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBDRM
+#ifdef BUILD_DRM_COMPOSITOR
 
 #include <xf86drm.h>
 
diff --git a/libweston/launcher-weston-launch.c b/libweston/launcher-weston-launch.c
index a7535ce7..97da18c5 100644
--- a/libweston/launcher-weston-launch.c
+++ b/libweston/launcher-weston-launch.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #define KDSKBMUTE	0x4B51
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBDRM
+#ifdef BUILD_DRM_COMPOSITOR
 
 #include <xf86drm.h>
 
diff --git a/libweston/weston-launch.c b/libweston/weston-launch.c
index eecb911a..aa7e0711 100644
--- a/libweston/weston-launch.c
+++ b/libweston/weston-launch.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
 #define MAX_ARGV_SIZE 256
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBDRM
+#ifdef BUILD_DRM_COMPOSITOR
 
 #include <xf86drm.h>