diff --git a/evdev.c b/evdev.c
index 674c1c05..ccf41a19 100644
--- a/evdev.c
+++ b/evdev.c
@@ -264,11 +264,9 @@ bit_ioctl(struct tcb *const tcp, const unsigned int ev_nr,
 		case EV_MSC:
 			return decode_bitset(tcp, arg, evdev_misc,
 					     MSC_MAX, "MSC_???");
-# ifdef EV_SW
 		case EV_SW:
 			return decode_bitset(tcp, arg, evdev_switch,
 					     SW_MAX, "SW_???");
-# endif
 		case EV_LED:
 			return decode_bitset(tcp, arg, evdev_leds,
 					     LED_MAX, "LED_???");
diff --git a/tests/ioctl_evdev.c b/tests/ioctl_evdev.c
index 9d16cecf..5645cb45 100644
--- a/tests/ioctl_evdev.c
+++ b/tests/ioctl_evdev.c
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 # include <sys/ioctl.h>
 # include <linux/input.h>
 
+# ifndef EV_SW
+#  define EV_SW 5
+# endif
+
 static const unsigned int magic = 0xdeadbeef;
 static const unsigned long lmagic = (unsigned long) 0xdeadbeefbadc0dedULL;
 
@@ -122,9 +126,7 @@ main(void)
 	TEST_NULL_ARG(EVIOCGBIT(EV_REL, 2));
 	TEST_NULL_ARG(EVIOCGBIT(EV_ABS, 3));
 	TEST_NULL_ARG(EVIOCGBIT(EV_MSC, 4));
-# ifdef EV_SW
 	TEST_NULL_ARG(EVIOCGBIT(EV_SW, 5));
-# endif
 	TEST_NULL_ARG(EVIOCGBIT(EV_LED, 6));
 	TEST_NULL_ARG(EVIOCGBIT(EV_SND, 7));
 	TEST_NULL_ARG(EVIOCGBIT(EV_REP, 8));