diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5112562..0962ee5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   get_option('default-ipv6-accept-ra'))
 conf_data.set('NIC_SUPPORTS_ETHTOOL', get_option('nic-ethtool'))
 conf_data.set('SYNC_MAC_FROM_INVENTORY', get_option('sync-mac'))
+conf_data.set('PERSIST_MAC', get_option('persist-mac'))
 
 sdbusplus_dep = dependency('sdbusplus', required: false)
 if sdbusplus_dep.found() and sdbusplus_dep.type_name() != 'internal'