diff --git a/net/tap-linux.h b/net/tap-linux.h
index f1a0fce1764b92dc35655b23f95f61d2d378c4d4..9f943589bf4c1d00531d6f4bee1486bc7240410b 100644
--- a/net/tap-linux.h
+++ b/net/tap-linux.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #define QEMU_TAP_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#ifdef __LINUX__
+#ifdef __linux__
 
 #include <linux/ioctl.h>