diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-defines.h.meson b/cogl/cogl/cogl-defines.h.meson
index 4c9535239..911b0abdd 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-defines.h.meson
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-defines.h.meson
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #mesondefine COGL_HAS_GL
 #mesondefine CLUTTER_COGL_HAS_GL
 #mesondefine COGL_HAS_GLX_SUPPORT
-#mesondefine COGL_HAS_WAYLAND_EGL_SERVER_SUPPORT
 #mesondefine COGL_HAS_EGL_PLATFORM_XLIB_SUPPORT
 #mesondefine COGL_HAS_EGL_SUPPORT
 #mesondefine COGL_HAS_X11
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/meson.build b/cogl/cogl/meson.build
index f73d29f87..531cf8f43 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/meson.build
+++ b/cogl/cogl/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ cdata = configuration_data()
 cdata.set('COGL_HAS_GL', have_gl)
 cdata.set('CLUTTER_COGL_HAS_GL', have_gl)
 cdata.set('COGL_HAS_GLX_SUPPORT', have_glx)
-cdata.set('COGL_HAS_WAYLAND_EGL_SERVER_SUPPORT', have_wayland)
 cdata.set('COGL_HAS_EGL_PLATFORM_XLIB_SUPPORT', have_egl_xlib)
 cdata.set('COGL_HAS_EGL_SUPPORT', have_egl)
 cdata.set('COGL_HAS_X11', have_x11)
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-egl.c b/cogl/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-egl.c
index 8ea1008b5..99afdca8f 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-egl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-egl.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ _cogl_egl_create_image (CoglContext *ctx,
     egl_ctx = EGL_NO_CONTEXT;
   else
 #endif
-#ifdef COGL_HAS_WAYLAND_EGL_SERVER_SUPPORT
+#ifdef EGL_WL_bind_wayland_display
   /* The WL_bind_wayland_display spec states that EGL_NO_CONTEXT is to be used
    * in conjunction with the EGL_WAYLAND_BUFFER_WL target */
   if (target == EGL_WAYLAND_BUFFER_WL)