diff --git a/config.h.meson b/config.h.meson
index 5979793e5c..901535cf9f 100644
--- a/config.h.meson
+++ b/config.h.meson
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@
 /* Define if you have oFono support (experimental) */
 #mesondefine WITH_OFONO
 
+/* Whether we build with OVS plugin */
+#mesondefine WITH_OPENVSWITCH
+
 /* Define if you have PPP support */
 #mesondefine WITH_PPP
 
@@ -261,3 +264,4 @@
 
 /* Define to 1 if you have history support from -lreadline. */
 #mesondefine HAVE_READLINE_HISTORY
+
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3fc92d0892..a5e59514b0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -851,6 +851,11 @@ if test "${enable_ovs}" != "no"; then
 	fi
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_OPENVSWITCH, test "${enable_ovs}" = "yes")
+if test "${enable_ovs}" = "yes" ; then
+    AC_DEFINE(WITH_OPENVSWITCH, 1, [Whether we build with OVS plugin])
+else
+    AC_DEFINE(WITH_OPENVSWITCH, 0, [Whether we build with OVS plugin])
+fi
 
 # DHCP client support
 AC_ARG_WITH([dhclient],
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3c4be61509..40337b0e1b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ enable_ovs = get_option('ovs')
 if enable_ovs
   assert(jansson_dep.found(), 'jansson is needed for Open vSwitch integration. Use -Dovs=false to disable it')
 endif
+config_h.set10('WITH_OPENVSWITCH', enable_ovs)
 
 # DNS resolv.conf managers
 config_dns_rc_manager_default = get_option('config_dns_rc_manager_default')