diff --git a/libnm-core/meson.build b/libnm-core/meson.build
index 469d4161f8..214d49a5e9 100644
--- a/libnm-core/meson.build
+++ b/libnm-core/meson.build
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ 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 292eeaa015..9f5e179fdb 100644
--- a/libnm-core/tests/meson.build
+++ b/libnm-core/tests/meson.build
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ enum_sources = gnome.mkenums_simple(
   enum_types,
   sources: 'test-general-enums.h',
   identifier_prefix: nm_id_prefix,
+  body_prefix: '#include "nm-default.h"',
 )
 
 deps = [