diff --git a/block/qcow2-cache.c b/block/qcow2-cache.c
index 6eaefeddc4..ab8ee2d330 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-cache.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-cache.c
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ static inline int qcow2_cache_get_table_idx(BlockDriverState *bs,
 static void qcow2_cache_table_release(BlockDriverState *bs, Qcow2Cache *c,
                                       int i, int num_tables)
 {
-#if QEMU_MADV_DONTNEED != QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+/* Using MADV_DONTNEED to discard memory is a Linux-specific feature */
+#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
     BDRVQcow2State *s = bs->opaque;
     void *t = qcow2_cache_get_table_addr(bs, c, i);
     int align = getpagesize();
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ static void qcow2_cache_table_release(BlockDriverState *bs, Qcow2Cache *c,
     size_t offset = QEMU_ALIGN_UP((uintptr_t) t, align) - (uintptr_t) t;
     size_t length = QEMU_ALIGN_DOWN(mem_size - offset, align);
     if (length > 0) {
-        qemu_madvise((uint8_t *) t + offset, length, QEMU_MADV_DONTNEED);
+        madvise((uint8_t *) t + offset, length, MADV_DONTNEED);
     }
 #endif
 }