diff --git a/include/wlr/util/log.h b/include/wlr/util/log.h
index 5e5d8393..587104cc 100644
--- a/include/wlr/util/log.h
+++ b/include/wlr/util/log.h
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ enum wlr_log_importance wlr_log_get_verbosity(void);
 void _wlr_log(enum wlr_log_importance verbosity, const char *format, ...) _WLR_ATTRIB_PRINTF(2, 3);
 void _wlr_vlog(enum wlr_log_importance verbosity, const char *format, va_list args) _WLR_ATTRIB_PRINTF(2, 0);
 
-#ifdef WLR_REL_SRC_DIR
+#ifdef _WLR_REL_SRC_DIR
 // strip prefix from __FILE__, leaving the path relative to the project root
-#define _WLR_FILENAME ((const char *)__FILE__ + sizeof(WLR_REL_SRC_DIR) - 1)
+#define _WLR_FILENAME ((const char *)__FILE__ + sizeof(_WLR_REL_SRC_DIR) - 1)
 #else
 #define _WLR_FILENAME __FILE__
 #endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ff2778ce..d9587028 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ if cc.has_argument('-fmacro-prefix-map=/prefix/to/hide=')
 	)
 else
 	add_project_arguments(
-		'-DWLR_REL_SRC_DIR="@0@"'.format(relative_dir),
+		'-D_WLR_REL_SRC_DIR="@0@"'.format(relative_dir),
 		language: 'c',
 	)
 endif