diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c43720d18..7a0d9bc5eb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ if ( ZEEK_SKIPPED_ANALYZERS )
 endif ()
 
 if ( ZEEK_LEGACY_ANALYZERS OR ZEEK_SKIPPED_ANALYZERS )
-    set(_analyzer_warning "\n\n[Warning] Some analyzers are not available due to lack of Spicy:${_legacy_analyzers}${_skipped_analyzers}")
+    set(_analyzer_warning "\n\n[Warning] Some analyzers are not available due to lack of built-in Spicy support:${_legacy_analyzers}${_skipped_analyzers}")
 endif ()
 
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diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/finger/spicy-events.zeek b/scripts/base/protocols/finger/spicy-events.zeek
index 0e956683e5..da5b4af72c 100644
--- a/scripts/base/protocols/finger/spicy-events.zeek
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/finger/spicy-events.zeek
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ##! Events generated by the Finger analyzer.
 
-@ifdef ( Spicy::available ) # must not be used with legacy analyzer
+@if ( have_spicy_analyzers() ) # prototypes below must not be used with legacy analyzer
 
 ## Generated for Finger requests.
 ##
diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/syslog/spicy-events.zeek b/scripts/base/protocols/syslog/spicy-events.zeek
index 060a481688..df6fa699c7 100644
--- a/scripts/base/protocols/syslog/spicy-events.zeek
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/syslog/spicy-events.zeek
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ##! Events generated by the Syslog analyzer.
 
-@ifdef ( Spicy::available ) # must not be used with legacy analyzer
+@if ( have_spicy_analyzers() ) # prototypes below must not be used with legacy analyzer
 
 ## Generated for monitored Syslog messages.
 ##
diff --git a/src/zeek.bif b/src/zeek.bif
index 2cfed26d72..3ff3bfd8ef 100644
--- a/src/zeek.bif
+++ b/src/zeek.bif
@@ -5731,3 +5731,11 @@ function has_module_events%(group: string%) : bool
 	return zeek::val_mgr->Bool(has_event_group(zeek::EventGroupKind::Module,
 	                                           group->CheckString()));
 	%}
+
+## Returns true if Zeek was built with support for its in-tree Spicy analyzers
+## (which is the default).
+function have_spicy_analyzers%(%) : bool
+	%{
+	return zeek::val_mgr->Bool(USE_SPICY_ANALYZERS);
+	%}
+
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/plugins.hooks/output b/testing/btest/Baseline/plugins.hooks/output
index 16854bc82e..85fbbb333d 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/plugins.hooks/output
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/plugins.hooks/output
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@
 0.000000   MetaHookPost  CallFunction(gsub, ..., ...) -> <no result>
 0.000000   MetaHookPost  CallFunction(has_event_group, <frame>, (Analyzer::Logging)) -> <no result>
 0.000000   MetaHookPost  CallFunction(has_module_events, <frame>, (Analyzer::Logging)) -> <no result>
+0.000000   MetaHookPost  CallFunction(have_spicy_analyzers, <null>, ()) -> <no result>
 0.000000   MetaHookPost  CallFunction(is_file_analyzer, <frame>, (AllAnalyzers::ANALYZER_ANALYZER_TCPSTATS)) -> <no result>
 0.000000   MetaHookPost  CallFunction(is_packet_analyzer, <frame>, (AllAnalyzers::ANALYZER_ANALYZER_TCPSTATS)) -> <no result>
 0.000000   MetaHookPost  CallFunction(lambda_<15261139872714441626>, <frame>, (Analyzer::Logging::include_confirmations, F)) -> <no result>
@@ -2323,6 +2324,7 @@
 0.000000   MetaHookPre   CallFunction(gsub, ..., ...)
 0.000000   MetaHookPre   CallFunction(has_event_group, <frame>, (Analyzer::Logging))
 0.000000   MetaHookPre   CallFunction(has_module_events, <frame>, (Analyzer::Logging))
+0.000000   MetaHookPre   CallFunction(have_spicy_analyzers, <null>, ())
 0.000000   MetaHookPre   CallFunction(is_file_analyzer, <frame>, (AllAnalyzers::ANALYZER_ANALYZER_TCPSTATS))
 0.000000   MetaHookPre   CallFunction(is_packet_analyzer, <frame>, (AllAnalyzers::ANALYZER_ANALYZER_TCPSTATS))
 0.000000   MetaHookPre   CallFunction(lambda_<15261139872714441626>, <frame>, (Analyzer::Logging::include_confirmations, F))
@@ -3886,6 +3888,7 @@
 0.000000 | HookCallFunction gsub(...)
 0.000000 | HookCallFunction has_event_group(Analyzer::Logging)
 0.000000 | HookCallFunction has_module_events(Analyzer::Logging)
+0.000000 | HookCallFunction have_spicy_analyzers()
 0.000000 | HookCallFunction is_file_analyzer(AllAnalyzers::ANALYZER_ANALYZER_TCPSTATS)
 0.000000 | HookCallFunction is_packet_analyzer(AllAnalyzers::ANALYZER_ANALYZER_TCPSTATS)
 0.000000 | HookCallFunction lambda_<15261139872714441626>(Analyzer::Logging::include_confirmations, F)
diff --git a/zeek-config.h.in b/zeek-config.h.in
index e0c4229b66..3e5f0bfe41 100644
--- a/zeek-config.h.in
+++ b/zeek-config.h.in
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@
 /* Common IPv6 extension structure */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_IP6_EXT
 
+/* Spicy analyzers built in. */
+#cmakedefine01 USE_SPICY_ANALYZERS
+
 /* String with host architecture (e.g., "linux-x86_64") */
 #define HOST_ARCHITECTURE "@HOST_ARCHITECTURE@"