diff --git a/config/meson.build b/config/meson.build
index ff8f946..661ded3 100644
--- a/config/meson.build
+++ b/config/meson.build
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 conf_data.set('error_cap', get_option('error_cap'))
 conf_data.set('error_info_cap', get_option('error_info_cap'))
 conf_data.set('rsyslog_server_conf', get_option('rsyslog_server_conf'))
+
+cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
+if cxx.has_header('poll.h')
+    add_project_arguments('-DPLDM_HAS_POLL=1', language: 'cpp')
+endif
+
 conf_h_dep = declare_dependency(
     include_directories: include_directories('.'),
     sources: configure_file(