diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5fb827cca8..fdff8dcb97 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -820,7 +820,6 @@ optional_programs = [
   'rmmod',
   'scrub',
   'tc',
-  'udevadm',
 ]
 
 foreach name : optional_programs
diff --git a/src/util/virutil.c b/src/util/virutil.c
index c90d0be836..17d65ad834 100644
--- a/src/util/virutil.c
+++ b/src/util/virutil.c
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ G_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(gid_t) <= sizeof(unsigned int) &&
 
 VIR_LOG_INIT("util.util");
 
+#define UDEVADM "udevadm"
+
 #ifndef WIN32
 
 int virSetInherit(int fd, bool inherit)