diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6a5d43ba..d6774c0d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -376,7 +376,9 @@ else
 endif
 
 ############ libinput.so ############
-config_h.set10('EVENT_DEBUGGING', get_option('internal-event-debugging'))
+if get_option('internal-event-debugging')
+	config_h.set('EVENT_DEBUGGING', 1)
+endif
 
 install_headers('src/libinput.h')
 src_libinput = src_libfilter + [
diff --git a/src/libinput-plugin-tablet-double-tool.c b/src/libinput-plugin-tablet-double-tool.c
index 9642cb82..eacdc632 100644
--- a/src/libinput-plugin-tablet-double-tool.c
+++ b/src/libinput-plugin-tablet-double-tool.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ double_tool_plugin_device_handle_frame(struct libinput_plugin *libinput_plugin,
 	bool eraser_toggled = eraser_toggle != NULL;
 	bool pen_toggled = pen_toggle != NULL;
 
-#if EVENT_DEBUGGING
+#ifdef EVENT_DEBUGGING
 	plugin_log_debug(libinput_plugin,
 			 "device %s: tool state: pen:%s eraser:%s\n",
 			 libinput_device_get_name(device->device),
diff --git a/src/libinput.c b/src/libinput.c
index d2412f21..fff337a0 100644
--- a/src/libinput.c
+++ b/src/libinput.c
@@ -3225,7 +3225,7 @@ libinput_post_event(struct libinput *libinput, struct libinput_event *event)
 	size_t move_len;
 	size_t new_out;
 
-#if EVENT_DEBUGGING
+#ifdef EVENT_DEBUGGING
 	libinput_print_queued_event(event);
 #endif