diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 30dd797ee5..612257a351 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@ headers = [
   'ifaddrs.h',
   'libtasn1.h',
   'linux/kvm.h',
-  'linux/magic.h',
   'mntent.h',
   'net/ethernet.h',
   'net/if.h',
diff --git a/src/util/virfile.c b/src/util/virfile.c
index 7b37d6888e..feb0d7f8ba 100644
--- a/src/util/virfile.c
+++ b/src/util/virfile.c
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@
 #include <sys/file.h>
 
 #ifdef __linux__
-# if WITH_LINUX_MAGIC_H
-#  include <linux/magic.h>
-# endif
+# include <linux/magic.h>
 # include <sys/statfs.h>
 # include <linux/loop.h>
 # include <sys/ioctl.h>
diff --git a/tests/securityselinuxhelper.c b/tests/securityselinuxhelper.c
index 24c9f3841c..c32c90c17e 100644
--- a/tests/securityselinuxhelper.c
+++ b/tests/securityselinuxhelper.c
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@
  * detected. */
 
 #include "virmock.h"
-#if WITH_LINUX_MAGIC_H
-# include <linux/magic.h>
-#endif
+#include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <selinux/selinux.h>
 #include <selinux/label.h>
 #include <sys/vfs.h>
diff --git a/tests/virfilemock.c b/tests/virfilemock.c
index 093a8d7cf0..4f1b8aecd7 100644
--- a/tests/virfilemock.c
+++ b/tests/virfilemock.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <mntent.h>
 #include <sys/vfs.h>
-#if WITH_LINUX_MAGIC_H
+#ifdef __linux__
 # include <linux/magic.h>
 #endif