diff --git a/src/nodeinfo.c b/src/nodeinfo.c
index 647cb1ed3b..c6dbb84b91 100644
--- a/src/nodeinfo.c
+++ b/src/nodeinfo.c
@@ -685,17 +685,23 @@ int nodeGetMemoryStats(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                 return -1;
             }
         } else {
+#if HAVE_NUMACTL
             if (numa_available() < 0) {
+#endif
                 nodeReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_SUPPORT,
                                 "%s", _("NUMA not supported on this host"));
                 return -1;
+#if HAVE_NUMACTL
             }
+#endif
 
+#if HAVE_NUMACTL
             if (cellNum > numa_max_node()) {
                 nodeReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, "%s",
                                 _("Invalid cell number"));
                 return -1;
             }
+#endif
 
             if (virAsprintf(&meminfo_path, "%s/node%d/meminfo",
                             NODE_SYS_PATH, cellNum) < 0) {