diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf.c b/libmpcodecs/vf.c
index e833065ad3..46ce5d9b8f 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf.c
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 
 extern vf_info_t vf_info_vo;
 extern vf_info_t vf_info_rectangle;
+#ifndef HAVE_NO_POSIX_SELECT
 extern vf_info_t vf_info_bmovl;
+#endif
 extern vf_info_t vf_info_crop;
 extern vf_info_t vf_info_expand;
 extern vf_info_t vf_info_pp;
@@ -65,7 +67,9 @@ extern vf_info_t vf_info_tfields;
 // list of available filters:
 static vf_info_t* filter_list[]={
     &vf_info_rectangle,
+#ifndef HAVE_NO_POSIX_SELECT
     &vf_info_bmovl,
+#endif
     &vf_info_crop,
     &vf_info_expand,
 #ifdef USE_LIBAVCODEC
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf_bmovl.c b/libmpcodecs/vf_bmovl.c
index 8f5bad8f53..3db48d6dd9 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf_bmovl.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf_bmovl.c
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 #include "mp_image.h"
 #include "vf.h"
 #include "img_format.h"
+#include "../config.h"
+
+#ifndef HAVE_NO_POSIX_SELECT
 
 #include "../mp_msg.h"
 
@@ -455,3 +458,5 @@ vf_info_t vf_info_bmovl = {
     vf_open,
     NULL
 };
+
+#endif