diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 732f4fe725..262e63b768 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1378,10 +1378,10 @@ if test "$with_dtrace" != "no" ; then
     with_dtrace=yes
   fi
   if test "$with_dtrace" = "yes"; then
-    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([WITH_DTRACE], 1, [whether DTrace static probes are available])
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([WITH_DTRACE_PROBES], 1, [whether DTrace static probes are available])
   fi
 fi
-AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_DTRACE], [test "$with_dtrace" != "no"])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_DTRACE_PROBES], [test "$with_dtrace" != "no"])
 
 
 dnl NUMA lib
diff --git a/daemon/Makefile.am b/daemon/Makefile.am
index e2c1357386..db4abf53fe 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile.am
+++ b/daemon/Makefile.am
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ libvirtd_LDADD =					\
 	$(SASL_LIBS)					\
 	$(POLKIT_LIBS)
 
-if WITH_DTRACE
+if WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
 libvirtd_LDADD += ../src/probes.o
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index d5f52a08b6..9b1921d402 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ libvirt_la_CFLAGS = -DIN_LIBVIRT $(AM_CFLAGS)
 # picked out for us.
 libvirt_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(libvirt_la_BUILT_LIBADD) $(LIBVIRT_SYMBOL_FILE)
 
-if WITH_DTRACE
+if WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
 libvirt_la_BUILT_LIBADD += probes.o
 libvirt_la_DEPENDENCIES += probes.o
 nodist_libvirt_la_SOURCES = probes.h
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ libvirt_lxc_LDADD = $(CAPNG_LIBS) $(YAJL_LIBS) \
 		$(LIBNL_LIBS) $(AUDIT_LIBS) $(DEVMAPPER_LIBS) \
 		$(RT_LIBS) \
 		../gnulib/lib/libgnu.la
-if WITH_DTRACE
+if WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
 libvirt_lxc_LDADD += probes.o
 endif
 if WITH_SECDRIVER_SELINUX
diff --git a/src/internal.h b/src/internal.h
index fabcb52fb7..34085419cb 100644
--- a/src/internal.h
+++ b/src/internal.h
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 # define VIR_DIV_UP(value, size) (((value) + (size) - 1) / (size))
 
 
-# if WITH_DTRACE
+# if WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
 #  ifndef LIBVIRT_PROBES_H
 #   define LIBVIRT_PROBES_H
 #   include "probes.h"
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 3fb9e2f29f..9974c2ffb2 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ INCLUDES += \
 endif
 
 PROBES_O =
-if WITH_DTRACE
+if WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
 PROBES_O += ../src/probes.o
 endif