diff --git a/dirmngr/dirmngr.c b/dirmngr/dirmngr.c
index 915e0e601..330983f3f 100644
--- a/dirmngr/dirmngr.c
+++ b/dirmngr/dirmngr.c
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ parse_rereadable_options (gpgrt_argparse_t *pargs, int reread)
     case oRecursiveResolver: enable_recursive_resolver (1); break;
 
     case oLDAPServer:
+#if USE_LDAP
       {
         ldap_server_t server;
         char *p;
@@ -791,6 +792,7 @@ parse_rereadable_options (gpgrt_argparse_t *pargs, int reread)
             opt.ldapservers = server;
           }
       }
+#endif
       break;
 
     case oKeyServer: