diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5506203..0a0db8c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
     install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'dbus-1' / 'system.d',
 )
 
-if not get_option('unit-failure-monitor').disabled()
+if get_option('unit-failure-monitor').allowed()
     executable(
         'phosphor-unit-failure-monitor',
         ['fail-monitor/main.cpp', 'fail-monitor/monitor.cpp'],