diff --git a/usr.sbin/powerd/Makefile b/usr.sbin/powerd/Makefile
index b1d8d112f610..62f8da1ba1a4 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/powerd/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/powerd/Makefile
@@ -6,8 +6,4 @@ MAN=	powerd.8
 DPADD=	${LIBUTIL}
 LDADD=	-lutil
 
-.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
-CFLAGS+=-DUSE_APM
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.c b/usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.c
index 59ac1caaf692..b4ba05d7a963 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.c
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#ifdef __i386__
+#define USE_APM
+#endif
+
 #ifdef USE_APM
 #include <machine/apm_bios.h>
 #endif