diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7637a44f7..eb253acd5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ cdata.set_quoted('LIBDIR', pipewire_libdir)
 cdata.set_quoted('GETTEXT_PACKAGE', meson.project_name())
 cdata.set('PIPEWIRE_LICENSE', '"MIT"')
 cdata.set('PIPEWIRE_PACKAGE_ORIGIN', '"Unknown package origin"')
-cdata.set('PIPEWIRE_PACKAGE_NAME', '"PipeWire source release"')
 cdata.set('PACKAGE', '"pipewire"')
 cdata.set('PACKAGE_NAME', '"PipeWire"')
 cdata.set('PACKAGE_STRING', '"PipeWire @0@"'.format(pipewire_version))