diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkimageview.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkimageview.h
index 2fb57106e7..644335a411 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkimageview.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkimageview.h
@@ -117,9 +117,7 @@ gst_clear_vulkan_image_view (GstVulkanImageView ** view_ptr)
   gst_clear_mini_object ((GstMiniObject **) view_ptr);
 }
 
-#ifdef G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC
 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(GstVulkanImageView, gst_vulkan_image_view_unref)
-#endif
 
 GST_VULKAN_API
 GstVulkanImageView *    gst_vulkan_image_view_new           (GstVulkanImageMemory * image,