diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_parse.c b/nshlib/nsh_parse.c
index 8afd33116..a0ec6f9cd 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_parse.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_parse.c
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ static FAR char *nsh_argexpand(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, FAR char *cmdline,
       else
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NSH_VARS
+#ifdef NSH_HAVE_VARS
       /* Check if we encountered a reference to an environment variable */
 
       if (*ptr == '$')