diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_driver.h b/src/node_device/node_device_driver.h
index b6c6f182d3f3f450d7ba3be654866cbdf52e2737..9e97b7d2448d7397bbc7e5766a2a2ffe714bf82b 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_driver.h
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_driver.h
@@ -51,16 +51,7 @@ void nodeDeviceUnlock(virNodeDeviceDriverStatePtr driver);
 
 int nodedevRegister(void);
 
-# ifdef __linux__
-
-#  define detect_scsi_host_caps(d) detect_scsi_host_caps_linux(d)
-int detect_scsi_host_caps_linux(union _virNodeDevCapData *d);
-
-# else  /* __linux__ */
-
-#  define detect_scsi_host_caps(d)                      (-1)
-
-# endif /* __linux__ */
+int detect_scsi_host_caps(union _virNodeDevCapData *d);
 
 int nodeNumOfDevices(virConnectPtr conn, const char *cap, unsigned int flags);
 int nodeListDevices(virConnectPtr conn, const char *cap, char **const names,
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_linux_sysfs.c b/src/node_device/node_device_linux_sysfs.c
index 71c717269e670b6839684a0824c6a239ea7b9a1e..5228a01f445f5e6c22e1d0402d158897d3decfe8 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_linux_sysfs.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_linux_sysfs.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #ifdef __linux__
 
 int
-detect_scsi_host_caps_linux(union _virNodeDevCapData *d)
+detect_scsi_host_caps(union _virNodeDevCapData *d)
 {
     char *max_vports = NULL;
     char *vports = NULL;
@@ -128,4 +128,12 @@ cleanup:
     return ret;
 }
 
+#else
+
+int
+detect_scsi_host_caps(union _virNodeDevCapData *d ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+
 #endif /* __linux__ */