diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 762ca9f9..607d8597 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -535,6 +535,8 @@ AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([
 
 if test "x$HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_VISIBILITY" = xyes; then
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VISIBILITY, 1, [Compiler supports __attribute__(("hidden"))])
+else
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VISIBILITY, 0)
 fi
 
 AC_SUBST(WARN_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/libdrm_macros.h b/libdrm_macros.h
index 639d0904..211fab21 100644
--- a/libdrm_macros.h
+++ b/libdrm_macros.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef LIBDRM_LIBDRM_H
 #define LIBDRM_LIBDRM_H
 
-#if defined(HAVE_VISIBILITY)
+#if HAVE_VISIBILITY
 #  define drm_private __attribute__((visibility("hidden")))
 #else
 #  define drm_private
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 50daa1d0..826cd915 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -256,10 +256,9 @@ with_man_pages = with_man_pages != 'false' and prog_xslt.found() and prog_sed.fo
 # Used for tets
 prog_bash = find_program('bash')
 
-if cc.compiles('''int foo_hidden(void) __attribute__((visibility(("hidden"))));''',
-               name : 'compiler supports __attribute__(("hidden"))')
-  config.set10('HAVE_VISIBILITY', true)
-endif
+config.set10('HAVE_VISIBILITY',
+  cc.compiles('''int foo_hidden(void) __attribute__((visibility(("hidden"))));''',
+              name : 'compiler supports __attribute__(("hidden"))'))
 
 foreach t : [
              [with_exynos, 'EXYNOS'],