diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_file/meson.build b/src/lib/ecore_file/meson.build
index 09ac25ff3e..727c3d372c 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_file/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_file/meson.build
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ecore_file_src = [
 
 if sys_windows == true
   ecore_file_src += [ 'ecore_file_monitor_win32.c']
-elif cc.has_header('sys/inotify.h')
+elif sys_linux == true
   ecore_file_src += [ 'ecore_file_monitor_inotify.c']
 else
   ecore_file_src += [ 'ecore_file_monitor_poll.c']