diff --git a/sapi/cli/php_http_parser.c b/sapi/cli/php_http_parser.c
index c7c2ad0caaea..252c5fcf7598 100644
--- a/sapi/cli/php_http_parser.c
+++ b/sapi/cli/php_http_parser.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ enum flags
 #define start_state (parser->type == PHP_HTTP_REQUEST ? s_start_req : s_start_res)
 
 
-#ifdef HTTP_PARSER_STRICT
+#if HTTP_PARSER_STRICT
 # define STRICT_CHECK(cond) if (cond) goto error
 # define NEW_MESSAGE() (http_should_keep_alive(parser) ? start_state : s_dead)
 #else
diff --git a/sapi/cli/php_http_parser.h b/sapi/cli/php_http_parser.h
index 345ca405edd0..624474eabe3d 100644
--- a/sapi/cli/php_http_parser.h
+++ b/sapi/cli/php_http_parser.h
@@ -36,12 +36,10 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-/* Compile with -DPHP_HTTP_PARSER_STRICT=0 to make less checks, but run
- * faster
+/* Compile with -DPHP_HTTP_PARSER_STRICT=1 to enable more checks, but run
+ * slower
  */
 #ifndef PHP_HTTP_PARSER_STRICT
-# define PHP_HTTP_PARSER_STRICT 1
-#else
 # define PHP_HTTP_PARSER_STRICT 0
 #endif