diff --git a/qemu-timer.c b/qemu-timer.c
index 908a103..ede84ff 100644
--- a/qemu-timer.c
+++ b/qemu-timer.c
@@ -494,12 +494,12 @@
     memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
     ev.sigev_value.sival_int = 0;
     ev.sigev_notify = SIGEV_SIGNAL;
-#ifdef SIGEV_THREAD_ID
+#ifdef CONFIG_SIGEV_THREAD_ID
     if (qemu_signalfd_available()) {
         ev.sigev_notify = SIGEV_THREAD_ID;
         ev._sigev_un._tid = qemu_get_thread_id();
     }
-#endif /* SIGEV_THREAD_ID */
+#endif /* CONFIG_SIGEV_THREAD_ID */
     ev.sigev_signo = SIGALRM;
 
     if (timer_create(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ev, &host_timer)) {