diff --git a/libnm-core/meson.build b/libnm-core/meson.build
index 0509deaa54..da74fb0439 100644
--- a/libnm-core/meson.build
+++ b/libnm-core/meson.build
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ libnm_core_enum_sources = gnome.mkenums_simple(
   enum_types,
   sources: libnm_core_headers + [nm_version_macro_header],
   identifier_prefix: nm_id_prefix,
+  body_prefix: '#include "nm-default.h"',
   install_header: true,
   install_dir: libnm_pkgincludedir,
 )
diff --git a/libnm-core/tests/meson.build b/libnm-core/tests/meson.build
index 58615e4df0..4ce42526df 100644
--- a/libnm-core/tests/meson.build
+++ b/libnm-core/tests/meson.build
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ enum_sources = gnome.mkenums_simple(
   enum_types,
   sources: 'test-general-enums.h',
   identifier_prefix: nm_id_prefix,
+  body_prefix: '#include "nm-default.h"',
 )
 
 deps = [