diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index a424a8e..bf254eb 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     'negative-errno-on-fail',
     description: 'Set sensor value to -errno on read failures.',
     type: 'boolean',
+    value: false,
 )
 option(
     'sensor-root',