diff --git a/src/util/virnetlink.c b/src/util/virnetlink.c
index a06195bd00..cfb86550a5 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetlink.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetlink.c
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ virNetlinkEventRemoveClient(int watch, const virMacAddr *macaddr,
 
 #else
 
-# if defined(__linux)
+# if defined(__linux__)
 static const char *unsupported = N_("libnl was not available at build time");
 # else
 static const char *unsupported = N_("not supported on non-linux platforms");