diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 85fe9dfb7..9c6947d45 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ option('bluez5-codec-opus',
 option('bluez5-codec-lc3',
         description: 'Enable LC3 open source codec implementation',
         type: 'feature',
-        value: 'disabled')
+        value: 'auto')
 option('control',
        description: 'Enable control spa plugin integration',
        type: 'feature',
diff --git a/spa/meson.build b/spa/meson.build
index e2ecb2cfe..e9c97a652 100644
--- a/spa/meson.build
+++ b/spa/meson.build
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ if get_option('spa-plugins').allowed()
     summary({'Opus': opus_dep.found()}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Bluetooth audio codecs')
     lc3_dep = dependency('lc3', required : get_option('bluez5-codec-lc3'))
     summary({'LC3': lc3_dep.found()}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Bluetooth audio codecs')
-    cdata.set('HAVE_BLUETOOTH_BAP', get_option('bluez5-codec-lc3').allowed() and lc3_dep.found())
     if get_option('bluez5-backend-hsp-native').allowed() or get_option('bluez5-backend-hfp-native').allowed()
       mm_dep = dependency('ModemManager', version : '>= 1.10.0', required : get_option('bluez5-backend-native-mm'))
       summary({'ModemManager': mm_dep.found()}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Bluetooth backends')