diff --git a/source/blender/imbuf/intern/cineon/SConscript b/source/blender/imbuf/intern/cineon/SConscript
index e1afb5ebd2d..a07334632d7 100644
--- a/source/blender/imbuf/intern/cineon/SConscript
+++ b/source/blender/imbuf/intern/cineon/SConscript
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ incs = ['.',
 
 defs = []
 
+if env['WITH_BF_CINEON']:
+    defs.append('WITH_CINEON')
+
 env.BlenderLib ('bf_imbuf_cineon', source_files, incs, defs, libtype=['core','player'], priority = [220,175])