diff --git a/options.h b/options.h
index cb8a51a..1384c20 100644
--- a/options.h
+++ b/options.h
@@ -232,4 +232,4 @@ char *termname                   = "st-256color"; /* $TERM value */
 unsigned int tabspaces           = 8;
 
 /* Misc */
-#define USEXRESOURCES /* Use .Xresources. Comment this line if you do not want .Xresources support. */
+#define USEXRESOURCES 1 /* Use .Xresources. Set to 0 if you do not want .Xresources support. */
diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index f7adf39..4dbe7c3 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static void ttysend(const Arg *);
 #include "external.h" /* include externalpipe options */
 #include "char.h" /* include misc chars */
 
-#ifdef USEXRESOURCES
+#if USEXRESOURCES
 #include "xresources.h" /* include .xresources/xrdb options */
 #endif
 
@@ -2956,7 +2956,7 @@ config_init(void)
 		return;
 
 	db = XrmGetStringDatabase(resm);
-    #ifdef USEXRESOURCES
+    #if USEXRESOURCES
 	for (p = resources; p < resources + LEN(resources); p++)
 		resource_load(db, p->name, p->type, p->dst);
     #endif