diff --git a/src/lxc/cmd/meson.build b/src/lxc/cmd/meson.build
index 13c4a8eea..f84269ecb 100644
--- a/src/lxc/cmd/meson.build
+++ b/src/lxc/cmd/meson.build
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ cmd_programs += executable(
     'init.lxc',
     cmd_lxc_init_sources,
     include_directories: liblxc_includes,
+    c_args: ['-DNO_LXC_CONF'],
     dependencies: liblxc_dep,
     install_dir: sbindir,
     install: true)