diff --git a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c
index beb8c72b7..8fcde110d 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c
+++ b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c
@@ -2285,7 +2285,7 @@ wasm_runtime_access_exce_check_guard_page()
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef WASM_INSTRUCTION_METERING
+#if WASM_INSTRUCTION_METERING != 0
 void
 wasm_runtime_set_instruction_count_limit(WASMExecEnv *exec_env,
                                          int instructions_to_execute)