diff --git a/ext/fiddle/extconf.rb b/ext/fiddle/extconf.rb
index 2899980657..63eacf2c81 100644
--- a/ext/fiddle/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/fiddle/extconf.rb
@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@ unless bundle
   end
   if have_ffi_header && (have_library('ffi') || have_library('libffi'))
     have_libffi = true
-    checking_for("undefined FFI_GO_CLOSURES is used") do
-      if egrep_cpp(/warning: 'FFI_GO_CLOSURES' is not defined/, cpp_include(ffi_header), "2>&1")
-        $defs.push('-DFFI_GO_CLOSURES=0')
-      end
-    end
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/ext/fiddle/fiddle.h b/ext/fiddle/fiddle.h
index c0ab8a91ec..49cc602367 100644
--- a/ext/fiddle/fiddle.h
+++ b/ext/fiddle/fiddle.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 # endif
 #endif
 
+#define FFI_GO_CLOSURES 0 /* fiddle does not use go closures */
 #ifdef USE_HEADER_HACKS
 #include <ffi/ffi.h>
 #else