diff --git a/cmake/helpers/EflMacros.cmake b/cmake/helpers/EflMacros.cmake
index e00e4d8df3..95decbe976 100644
--- a/cmake/helpers/EflMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/helpers/EflMacros.cmake
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ function(EFL_MODULE _modname)
     set(_modbindir ${EFL_MODULES_BINARY_DIR}/${EFL_MODULE_SCOPE}/${_modname})
     set(_modtarget ${EFL_LIB_CURRENT}-module-${EFL_MODULE_SCOPE}-${_modname})
     string(TOUPPER "${EFL_LIB_CURRENT}_MODULE_TYPE_${EFL_MODULE_SCOPE}_${_modname}" _modoptionname)
-    if(NOT ${_modoptionname}_DEFAULT)
+    if(NOT DEFINED ${_modoptionname}_DEFAULT)
       set(${_modoptionname}_DEFAULT "ON")
     endif()
     EFL_OPTION(${_modoptionname} "Build ${EFL_LIB_CURRENT} module ${EFL_MODULE_SCOPE}/${_modname}" ${${_modoptionname}_DEFAULT} CHOICE ON;OFF;STATIC)
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ function(EFL_MODULE _modname)
     set(_modbindir ${EFL_MODULES_BINARY_DIR}/${_modname})
     set(_modtarget ${EFL_LIB_CURRENT}-module-${_modname})
     string(TOUPPER "${EFL_LIB_CURRENT}_MODULE_TYPE_${_modname}" _modoptionname)
-    if(NOT ${_modoptionname}_DEFAULT)
+    if(NOT DEFINED ${_modoptionname}_DEFAULT)
       set(${_modoptionname}_DEFAULT "ON")
     endif()
     EFL_OPTION(${_modoptionname} "Build ${EFL_LIB_CURRENT} module ${_modname}" ${${_modoptionname}_DEFAULT} CHOICE ON;OFF;STATIC)