diff --git a/util/meson.build b/util/meson.build
index 4b107d8..3797e5c 100644
--- a/util/meson.build
+++ b/util/meson.build
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     phosphor_logging_dep,
 ]
 
-if get_option('phal').enabled()
+if get_option('phal').allowed()
     util_deps += dependency('libdt-api')
 endif