diff --git a/src/fbd-dev-sound.c b/src/fbd-dev-sound.c
index 67891c5..8e01fa6 100644
--- a/src/fbd-dev-sound.c
+++ b/src/fbd-dev-sound.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2020 Purism SPC
+ *               2025 Phosh.mobi e.V.
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0+
  * Author: Guido Günther <agx@sigxcpu.org>
  *
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #define G_LOG_DOMAIN "fbd-dev-sound"
 
+#include "fbd-config.h"
+
 #include "fbd-dev-sound.h"
 #include "fbd-feedback-sound.h"
 
@@ -205,7 +208,7 @@ fbd_dev_sound_play (FbdDevSound              *self,
 {
   FbdAsyncData *data;
   const char *filename;
-  const char *role;
+  const char *role = NULL;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (FBD_IS_DEV_SOUND (self), FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (GSOUND_IS_CONTEXT (self->ctx), FALSE);
@@ -215,7 +218,9 @@ fbd_dev_sound_play (FbdDevSound              *self,
   if (!g_hash_table_insert (self->playbacks, feedback, data))
     g_warning ("Feedback %p already present", feedback);
 
+#ifdef FBD_USE_MEDIA_ROLES
   role = fbd_feedback_sound_get_media_role (feedback);
+#endif
   if (!role)
     role = "event";
 
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 5483aca..8459bee 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Feedback daemon
 if get_option('daemon')
 
+  config_h = configuration_data()
+  config_h.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
+  config_h.set('FBD_USE_MEDIA_ROLES', get_option('media-roles'))
+  configure_file(output: 'fbd-config.h', configuration: config_h)
+
   fbd_enum_headers = files('fbd-event.h', 'fbd-feedback-led.h', 'fbd-feedback-vibra.h')
   fbd_enum_sources = gnome.mkenums_simple('fbd-enums', sources: fbd_enum_headers)