diff --git a/sysoptions.h b/sysoptions.h
index 4d9fdc97f20d23df9000011e5c9f443af267d18d..3bb8e92dc7866ccb3ae075b4a6cba25936dadbd5 100644
--- a/sysoptions.h
+++ b/sysoptions.h
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 /* Send a real auth request immediately after sending a query for the available methods.
  * It saves a network round trip at login.
  * If problems are encountered it can be disabled here. */
- #define CLI_IMMEDIATE_AUTH
+ #define DROPBEAR_CLI_IMMEDIATE_AUTH
 
 
 #if defined(DROPBEAR_AES256) || defined(DROPBEAR_AES128)