diff --git a/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginVST.cpp b/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginVST.cpp
index f7cf2431..1549a8c1 100644
--- a/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginVST.cpp
+++ b/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginVST.cpp
@@ -30,14 +30,16 @@
 # define __cdecl
 #endif
 
-#define VESTIGE_HEADER
+#ifndef VESTIGE_HEADER
+# define VESTIGE_HEADER 1
+#endif
 #define VST_FORCE_DEPRECATED 0
 
 #include <clocale>
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 
-#ifdef VESTIGE_HEADER
+#if VESTIGE_HEADER
 # include "vestige/vestige.h"
 #define effFlagsProgramChunks (1 << 5)
 #define effSetProgramName 4