diff --git a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
index c1bada11df5..fa4af2544c9 100644
--- a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
+++ b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@
 #define GPR_ARCH_32 1
 #endif /* _LP64 */
 #elif defined(__Fuchsia__)
+#define GRPC_ARES 0
 #define GPR_FUCHSIA 1
 #define GPR_ARCH_64 1
 #define GPR_PLATFORM_STRING "fuchsia"