diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 83657303f3..fc75071102 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ host_defines = [
   [ 's390', 'HAVE_CPU_S390' ],
 ]
 foreach h : host_defines
-  if h.get(0) == host_machine.cpu()
+  if h.get(0) == host_machine.cpu_family()
     cdata.set(h.get(1), 1)
   endif
 endforeach