diff --git a/include/villas/nodes/zeromq.h b/include/villas/nodes/zeromq.h
index 3de66acd1..118346a0f 100644
--- a/include/villas/nodes/zeromq.h
+++ b/include/villas/nodes/zeromq.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "list.h"
 
-#if ZMQ_VERSION_MAJOR > 4 || (ZMQ_VERSION_MAJOR == 4 && ZMQ_VERSION_MINOR >= 2)
+#if ZMQ_BUILD_DRAFT_API && (ZMQ_VERSION_MAJOR > 4 || (ZMQ_VERSION_MAJOR == 4 && ZMQ_VERSION_MINOR >= 2))
   #define ZMQ_BUILD_DISH 1
 #endif