diff --git a/src/cairo-ft-font.c b/src/cairo-ft-font.c
index 3b308757..36700ff0 100644
--- a/src/cairo-ft-font.c
+++ b/src/cairo-ft-font.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 #include FT_LCD_FILTER_H
 #endif
 
-#if HAVE_UNISTD_H
+#if defined(HAVE_UNISTD_H)
 #include <unistd.h>
 #else
 #define access(p, m) 0