diff --git a/capinfos.c b/capinfos.c
index 36c1dccf09..831f48120e 100644
--- a/capinfos.c
+++ b/capinfos.c
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@
 #include <wsutil/file_util.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H
-#include <getopt.h>
-#else
+#ifndef HAVE_GETOPT
 #include "wsutil/wsgetopt.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5ba873fadc..d59ff6f7d2 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ AC_PROG_GCC_TRADITIONAL
 GETOPT_LO=""
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(getopt,
   [GETOPT_LO=""
-   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETOPT_H, 1, [Define to 1 if you have the <getopt.h> header file.])
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETOPT, 1, [Define to 1 if you have the getopt function.])
   ],
   GETOPT_LO="wsgetopt.lo"
 )
diff --git a/dumpcap.c b/dumpcap.c
index 319c419507..71e3a6cec8 100644
--- a/dumpcap.c
+++ b/dumpcap.c
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H
-#include <getopt.h>
-#else
+#ifndef HAVE_GETOPT
 #include "wsutil/wsgetopt.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/editcap.c b/editcap.c
index 517e94d23b..e74946ec82 100644
--- a/editcap.c
+++ b/editcap.c
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@
 
 #include "wtap.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H
-#include <getopt.h>
-#else
+#ifndef HAVE_GETOPT
 #include "wsutil/wsgetopt.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/gtk/main.c b/gtk/main.c
index a936329e50..5290829d40 100644
--- a/gtk/main.c
+++ b/gtk/main.c
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H
-#include <getopt.h>
-#else
+#ifndef HAVE_GETOPT
 #include "wsutil/wsgetopt.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/mergecap.c b/mergecap.c
index 70b4b58ff7..99a9cf26f2 100644
--- a/mergecap.c
+++ b/mergecap.c
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "wtap.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H
-#include <getopt.h>
-#else
+#ifndef HAVE_GETOPT
 #include "wsutil/wsgetopt.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/randpkt.c b/randpkt.c
index c1f58f0bf5..b6a8c86a54 100644
--- a/randpkt.c
+++ b/randpkt.c
@@ -27,16 +27,14 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H
-#include <getopt.h>
-#else
-#include "wsutil/wsgetopt.h"
-#endif
-
 #ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef HAVE_GETOPT
+#include "wsutil/wsgetopt.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_FCNTL_H
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/rawshark.c b/rawshark.c
index df30037b89..ce0e232339 100644
--- a/rawshark.c
+++ b/rawshark.c
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@
 # include <sys/stat.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H
-#include <getopt.h>
-#else
+#ifndef HAVE_GETOPT
 #include "wsutil/wsgetopt.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/text2pcap.c b/text2pcap.c
index daf1dacece..c2d5f7f532 100644
--- a/text2pcap.c
+++ b/text2pcap.c
@@ -125,9 +125,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H
-#include <getopt.h>
-#else
+#ifndef HAVE_GETOPT
 #include "wsutil/wsgetopt.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/tshark.c b/tshark.c
index 473a6898ec..af1b256026 100644
--- a/tshark.c
+++ b/tshark.c
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@
 # include <sys/stat.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H
-#include <getopt.h>
-#else
+#ifndef HAVE_GETOPT
 #include "wsutil/wsgetopt.h"
 #endif