diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@
     message(FATAL_ERROR "You are missing some Linux headers required to compile heaptrack.")
 endif()
 
+include(CheckSymbolExists)
+check_symbol_exists(cfree malloc.h HAVE_CFREE)
+if (${HAVE_CFREE})
+    add_definitions(-DHAVE_CFREE)
+endif()
+
 set(BIN_INSTALL_DIR "bin")
 set(LIB_SUFFIX "" CACHE STRING "Define suffix of directory name (32/64)")
 set(LIB_INSTALL_DIR "lib${LIB_SUFFIX}")
diff --git a/src/track/heaptrack_inject.cpp b/src/track/heaptrack_inject.cpp
--- a/src/track/heaptrack_inject.cpp
+++ b/src/track/heaptrack_inject.cpp
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@
 #error unsupported word size
 #endif
 
-#if defined(_BSD_SOURCE) || defined(_SVID_SOURCE) || defined(__USE_MISC)
-#define HAVE_CFREE 1
-#else
-#define HAVE_CFREE 0
-#endif
-
 namespace {
 
 namespace Elf {
@@ -115,7 +109,7 @@
     }
 };
 
-#if HAVE_CFREE
+#if defined(HAVE_CFREE)
 struct cfree
 {
     static constexpr auto name = "cfree";
@@ -208,7 +202,7 @@
     // TODO: use std::apply once we can rely on C++17
     hook<malloc>(symname, addr, restore) || hook<free>(symname, addr, restore) || hook<realloc>(symname, addr, restore)
         || hook<calloc>(symname, addr, restore)
-#if HAVE_CFREE
+#if defined(HAVE_CFREE)
         || hook<cfree>(symname, addr, restore)
 #endif
         || hook<posix_memalign>(symname, addr, restore) || hook<dlopen>(symname, addr, restore)
diff --git a/src/track/heaptrack_preload.cpp b/src/track/heaptrack_preload.cpp
--- a/src/track/heaptrack_preload.cpp
+++ b/src/track/heaptrack_preload.cpp
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
 #else
 #  define HAVE_ALIGNED_ALLOC 0
 #endif
-#if defined(_BSD_SOURCE) || defined(_SVID_SOURCE) || defined(__USE_MISC)
-#  define HAVE_CFREE 1
-#else
-#  define HAVE_CFREE 0
-#endif
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -80,7 +75,7 @@
 HOOK(malloc);
 HOOK(free);
 HOOK(calloc);
-#if HAVE_CFREE
+#if defined(HAVE_CFREE)
 HOOK(cfree);
 #endif
 HOOK(realloc);
@@ -129,7 +124,7 @@
                        hooks::malloc.init();
                        hooks::free.init();
                        hooks::calloc.init();
-#if HAVE_CFREE
+#if defined(HAVE_CFREE)
                        hooks::cfree.init();
 #endif
                        hooks::realloc.init();
@@ -207,7 +202,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-#if HAVE_CFREE
+#if defined(HAVE_CFREE)
 void cfree(void* ptr) noexcept
 {
     if (!hooks::cfree) {
diff --git a/tests/manual/test.cpp b/tests/manual/test.cpp
--- a/tests/manual/test.cpp
+++ b/tests/manual/test.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@
 
     buf = calloc(5, 5);
     printf("calloc: %p\n", buf);
+#if defined(HAVE_CFREE)
     cfree(buf);
+#else
+    free(buf);
+#endif
 
 #if HAVE_ALIGNED_ALLOC
     buf = aligned_alloc(16, 160);