diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll1_linux.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll1_linux.cc
index c8899be9856..aa14d5931a3 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll1_linux.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll1_linux.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 /* This polling engine is only relevant on linux kernels supporting epoll
    epoll_create() or epoll_create1() */
-#ifdef GRPC_LINUX_LEGACY_EPOLL
+#ifdef GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll1_linux.h"
 
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ const grpc_event_engine_vtable* grpc_init_epoll1_linux(bool explicit_request) {
   return &vtable;
 }
 
-#else /* defined(GRPC_LINUX_LEGACY_EPOLL) */
+#else /* defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL) */
 #if defined(GRPC_POSIX_SOCKET)
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll1_linux.h"
 /* If GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL is not defined, it means epoll is not available. Return
@@ -1254,4 +1254,4 @@ const grpc_event_engine_vtable* grpc_init_epoll1_linux(bool explicit_request) {
   return nullptr;
 }
 #endif /* defined(GRPC_POSIX_SOCKET) */
-#endif /* !defined(GRPC_LINUX_LEGACY_EPOLL) */
+#endif /* !defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL) */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.cc
index 5f5f45a7a54..e4a2d67e4b4 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 
 /* This polling engine is only relevant on linux kernels supporting epoll() */
-#ifdef GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL
+#ifdef GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1
 
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.h"
 
@@ -1442,15 +1442,15 @@ const grpc_event_engine_vtable* grpc_init_epollex_linux(
   return &vtable;
 }
 
-#else /* defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL) */
+#else /* defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1) */
 #if defined(GRPC_POSIX_SOCKET)
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.h"
-/* If GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL is not defined, it means epoll is not available. Return
- * NULL */
+/* If GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1 is not defined, it means
+   epoll_create1 is not available. Return NULL */
 const grpc_event_engine_vtable* grpc_init_epollex_linux(
     bool explicitly_requested) {
   return nullptr;
 }
 #endif /* defined(GRPC_POSIX_SOCKET) */
 
-#endif /* !defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL) */
+#endif /* !defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1) */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux.cc
index 8072a6cbedc..3544d4f3a4d 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 
 /* This polling engine is only relevant on linux kernels supporting epoll() */
-#ifdef GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL
+#ifdef GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1
 
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux.h"
 
@@ -1725,11 +1725,11 @@ const grpc_event_engine_vtable* grpc_init_epollsig_linux(
   return &vtable;
 }
 
-#else /* defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL) */
+#else /* defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1) */
 #if defined(GRPC_POSIX_SOCKET)
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux.h"
-/* If GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL is not defined, it means epoll is not available. Return
- * NULL */
+/* If GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1 is not defined, it means
+   epoll_create1 is not available. Return NULL */
 const grpc_event_engine_vtable* grpc_init_epollsig_linux(
     bool explicit_request) {
   return nullptr;
@@ -1737,4 +1737,4 @@ const grpc_event_engine_vtable* grpc_init_epollsig_linux(
 #endif /* defined(GRPC_POSIX_SOCKET) */
 
 void grpc_use_signal(int signum) {}
-#endif /* !defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL) */
+#endif /* !defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1) */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux.h
index 5b8aba9d9f9..48178d3713c 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux.h
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 
 const grpc_event_engine_vtable* grpc_init_epollsig_linux(bool explicit_request);
 
-#ifdef GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL
+#ifdef GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1
 void* grpc_fd_get_polling_island(grpc_fd* fd);
 void* grpc_pollset_get_polling_island(grpc_pollset* ps);
 bool grpc_are_polling_islands_equal(void* p, void* q);
-#endif /* defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL) */
+#endif /* defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1) */
 
 #endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_IOMGR_EV_EPOLLSIG_LINUX_H */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/is_epollexclusive_available.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/is_epollexclusive_available.cc
index e5803532e76..08f9cf2b69d 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/is_epollexclusive_available.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/is_epollexclusive_available.cc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/is_epollexclusive_available.h"
 
-#ifdef GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL
+#ifdef GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1
 
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/port.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/port.h
index 2d56ded4e25..25090898ed1 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/port.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/port.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #define GRPC_POSIX_SOCKETUTILS 1
 #define GRPC_POSIX_WAKEUP_FD 1
 #define GRPC_TIMER_USE_GENERIC 1
-#define GRPC_LINUX_LEGACY_EPOLL 1
+#define GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL 1
 #elif defined(GPR_WINDOWS)
 #define GRPC_TIMER_USE_GENERIC 1
 #define GRPC_WINSOCK_SOCKET 1
@@ -69,10 +69,9 @@
 #define GRPC_TIMER_USE_GENERIC 1
 #ifdef __GLIBC_PREREQ
 #if __GLIBC_PREREQ(2, 4)
-#define GRPC_LINUX_LEGACY_EPOLL 1
+#define GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL 1
 #endif
 #if __GLIBC_PREREQ(2, 9)
-#define GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL 1
 #define GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1 1
 #define GRPC_LINUX_EVENTFD 1
 #endif
@@ -82,6 +81,7 @@
 #endif
 #ifndef __GLIBC__
 #define GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL 1
+#define GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1 1
 #define GRPC_LINUX_EVENTFD 1
 #define GRPC_MSG_IOVLEN_TYPE int
 #endif
diff --git a/test/core/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux_test.cc b/test/core/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux_test.cc
index e767e01f219..262470300e2 100644
--- a/test/core/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux_test.cc
+++ b/test/core/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux_test.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/port.h"
 
 /* This test only relevant on linux systems where epoll() is available */
-#ifdef GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL
+#ifdef GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollsig_linux.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h"
 
@@ -319,6 +319,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   grpc_shutdown();
   return 0;
 }
-#else  /* defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL) */
+#else  /* defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1) */
 int main(int argc, char** argv) { return 0; }
-#endif /* !defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL) */
+#endif /* !defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1) */
diff --git a/test/core/iomgr/pollset_set_test.cc b/test/core/iomgr/pollset_set_test.cc
index f27079134b8..7d2f59bed44 100644
--- a/test/core/iomgr/pollset_set_test.cc
+++ b/test/core/iomgr/pollset_set_test.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/port.h"
 
 /* This test only relevant on linux systems where epoll is available */
-#ifdef GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL
+#ifdef GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -443,6 +443,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   grpc_shutdown();
   return 0;
 }
-#else  /* defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL) */
+#else  /* defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1) */
 int main(int argc, char** argv) { return 0; }
-#endif /* !defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL) */
+#endif /* !defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL_CREATE1) */