diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index 693beab936..0e0eb135e5 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -2283,7 +2283,9 @@ int delay_corrected=1;
 
 // movie info:
 
+#ifdef HAVE_RTC
 int rtc_fd=-1;
+#endif
 
 int opt_exit = 0; // flag indicating whether mplayer should exit without playing anything