diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 47b961862..b73d509fe 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ USE_REDIS_SYMLINKS?=yes
 ifeq ($(USE_REDIS_SYMLINKS),yes)
 	MAYBE_INSTALL_REDIS_SYMLINK=$(INSTALL_REDIS_SYMLINK)
 	MAYBE_UNINSTALL_REDIS_SYMLINK=@rm -f $(1)/$(subst $(ENGINE_NAME),redis,$(2))
-	FINAL_CFLAGS+= -DUSE_REDIS_SYMLINKS
 else
 	MAYBE_INSTALL_REDIS_SYMLINK=
 	MAYBE_UNINSTALL_REDIS_SYMLINK=
@@ -567,4 +566,4 @@ uninstall:
 	$(call MAYBE_UNINSTALL_REDIS_SYMLINK,$(INSTALL_BIN),$(ENGINE_BENCHMARK_NAME))
 	$(call MAYBE_UNINSTALL_REDIS_SYMLINK,$(INSTALL_BIN),$(ENGINE_CHECK_RDB_NAME))
 	$(call MAYBE_UNINSTALL_REDIS_SYMLINK,$(INSTALL_BIN),$(ENGINE_CHECK_AOF_NAME))
-	$(call MAYBE_UNINSTALL_REDIS_SYMLINK,$(INSTALL_BIN),$(ENGINE_SENTINEL_NAME))
\ No newline at end of file
+	$(call MAYBE_UNINSTALL_REDIS_SYMLINK,$(INSTALL_BIN),$(ENGINE_SENTINEL_NAME))
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 0864ec7d4..02191da78 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -7021,15 +7021,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     else if (strstr(exec_name,"valkey-check-aof") != NULL)
         redis_check_aof_main(argc,argv);
     
-    /* If enable USE_REDIS_SYMLINKS, valkey may install symlinks like 
+    /* valkey may install symlinks like
      * redis-server -> valkey-server, redis-check-rdb -> valkey-check-rdb,
      * redis-check-aof -> valkey-check-aof, etc. */
-#ifdef USE_REDIS_SYMLINKS
     if (strstr(exec_name,"redis-check-rdb") != NULL)
         redis_check_rdb_main(argc, argv, NULL);
     else if (strstr(exec_name,"redis-check-aof") != NULL)
         redis_check_aof_main(argc,argv);
-#endif
 
     if (argc >= 2) {
         j = 1; /* First option to parse in argv[] */