diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 83442da079..aeff1b3629 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2196,7 +2196,7 @@ test_additional_kwargs = {
 }
 
 fuzz_template = executable_template + {
-        'build_by_default' : fuzzer_build,
+        'build_by_default' : want_fuzz_tests,
         'install' : false,
 }