diff --git a/app/meson.build b/app/meson.build
index 7aaf936a..b3d30458 100644
--- a/app/meson.build
+++ b/app/meson.build
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ tests = [
 foreach t : tests
     exe = executable(t[0], t[1],
                      include_directories: src_dir,
-                     dependencies: dependencies)
+                     dependencies: dependencies,
+                     c_args: ['-DSDL_MAIN_HANDLED'])
     test(t[0], exe)
 endforeach
diff --git a/app/tests/test_strutil.c b/app/tests/test_strutil.c
index baa2fd38..200e0f63 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_strutil.c
+++ b/app/tests/test_strutil.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#define SDL_MAIN_HANDLED // avoid to redefine main to SDL_main
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 
 #include "util/str_util.h"