diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3edeb59..3d5d114 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ endif
 
 if get_option('SQLITE_HAS_CODEC')
     sqlitecpp_args += [
-        'SQLITE_HAS_CODEC',
+        '-DSQLITE_HAS_CODEC',
     ]
 endif