diff --git a/src/hb-config.hh b/src/hb-config.hh
index db8ec0e90..5567ddaec 100644
--- a/src/hb-config.hh
+++ b/src/hb-config.hh
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef HB_BORING_EXPANSION
+#define HB_NO_BORING_EXPANSION
+#endif
 
 #ifdef HB_TINY
 #define HB_LEAN
diff --git a/test/api/hb-test.h b/test/api/hb-test.h
index 840637aac..2be47beb7 100644
--- a/test/api/hb-test.h
+++ b/test/api/hb-test.h
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@
 #ifndef HB_TEST_H
 #define HB_TEST_H
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include <config.h>
-#endif
+#include <hb-config.hh>
 
 #include <hb-glib.h>
 
diff --git a/test/api/test-be-glyph-advance.c b/test/api/test-be-glyph-advance.c
index 77fdee136..300746dcb 100644
--- a/test/api/test-be-glyph-advance.c
+++ b/test/api/test-be-glyph-advance.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ test_maxp_and_hmtx (void)
   g_assert_cmpuint (hb_font_get_glyph_h_advance (font, 2), ==, 3);
   g_assert_cmpuint (hb_font_get_glyph_h_advance (font, 3), ==, 3);
   g_assert_cmpuint (hb_font_get_glyph_h_advance (font, 4), ==, 3);
-#ifndef HB_NO_BORING_EXPANSION
+#ifndef HB_NO_BEYOND_64K
   g_assert_cmpuint (hb_font_get_glyph_h_advance (font, 5), ==, 8);
   g_assert_cmpuint (hb_font_get_glyph_h_advance (font, 6), ==, 9);
   g_assert_cmpuint (hb_font_get_glyph_h_advance (font, 7), ==, 9);
diff --git a/test/api/test-be-num-glyphs.c b/test/api/test-be-num-glyphs.c
index ab8d11043..866343fe5 100644
--- a/test/api/test-be-num-glyphs.c
+++ b/test/api/test-be-num-glyphs.c
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ test_maxp_and_loca (void)
   const char maxp_data[] = "\x00\x00\x50\x00" // version
 			   "\x00\x05" // numGlyphs
 			   ;
+#ifndef HB_NO_BEYOND_64K
   const char loca_data[18] = "";
+#endif
 
   face = hb_face_builder_create ();
   g_assert_cmpuint (hb_face_get_glyph_count (face), ==, 0);
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ test_maxp_and_loca (void)
   g_assert_cmpuint (hb_face_get_glyph_count (face), ==, 5);
   hb_face_destroy (face);
 
-#ifndef HB_NO_BORING_EXPANSION
+#ifndef HB_NO_BEYOND_64K
   face = hb_face_builder_create ();
   HB_FACE_ADD_TABLE (face, "maxp", maxp_data);
   HB_FACE_ADD_TABLE (face, "loca", loca_data);