diff --git a/src/hb-cairo.cc b/src/hb-cairo.cc
index 027664bcf..f16b7c3c2 100644
--- a/src/hb-cairo.cc
+++ b/src/hb-cairo.cc
@@ -321,11 +321,11 @@ hb_cairo_paint_custom_palette_color (hb_paint_funcs_t *funcs,
                                      hb_color_t *color,
                                      void *user_data HB_UNUSED)
 {
-#define HB_DEADBEEF HB_TAG(0xDE,0xAD,0xBE,0xEF)
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CAIRO_FONT_OPTIONS_GET_CUSTOM_PALETTE_COLOR
   cairo_t *cr = (cairo_t *) paint_data;
 
+#define HB_DEADBEEF HB_TAG(0xDE,0xAD,0xBE,0xEF)
+
   hb_map_t *color_cache = (hb_map_t *) cairo_get_user_data (cr, &color_cache_key);
   hb_codepoint_t *c;
   if (likely (color_cache && color_cache->has (color_index, &c)))
@@ -357,13 +357,14 @@ hb_cairo_paint_custom_palette_color (hb_paint_funcs_t *funcs,
     return true;
   }
   cairo_font_options_destroy (options);
-#endif
 
   if (likely (color_cache))
     color_cache->set (color_index, HB_DEADBEEF);
 
 #undef HB_DEADBEEF
 
+#endif
+
   return false;
 }