diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9ed42f559..88bb0d24a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ add_project_arguments('-DFWUPD_DISABLE_DEPRECATED', language : 'c')
 
 # needed for symlink() and BYTE_ORDER
 add_project_arguments('-D_BSD_SOURCE', language : 'c')
-add_project_arguments('-D_BSD_VISIBLE', language : 'c')
+add_project_arguments('-D__BSD_VISIBLE', language : 'c')
 add_project_arguments('-D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700', language : 'c')
 
 # needed for memfd_create()