diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 612257a351..95bc89ec52 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -646,9 +646,6 @@ symbols = [
 
 if host_machine.system() == 'linux'
   symbols += [
-    # check for VHOST_VSOCK_SET_GUEST_CID
-    [ 'linux/vhost.h', 'VHOST_VSOCK_SET_GUEST_CID' ],
-
     # Check if we have new enough kernel to support BPF devices for cgroups v2
     [ 'linux/bpf.h', 'BPF_PROG_QUERY' ],
     [ 'linux/bpf.h', 'BPF_CGROUP_DEVICE' ],
diff --git a/src/util/virvsock.c b/src/util/virvsock.c
index 4bbbf78167..c6f8b362b8 100644
--- a/src/util/virvsock.c
+++ b/src/util/virvsock.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #endif
 
-#if WITH_DECL_VHOST_VSOCK_SET_GUEST_CID
+#ifdef __linux__
 # include <linux/vhost.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 VIR_LOG_INIT("util.vsock");
 
-#if WITH_DECL_VHOST_VSOCK_SET_GUEST_CID
+#ifdef __linux__
 static int
 virVsockSetGuestCidQuiet(int fd,
                          unsigned int guest_cid)