diff --git a/lib/krb5/acache.c b/lib/krb5/acache.c
index ec33d276e..38847a0e4 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/acache.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/acache.c
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@ RCSID("$Id$");
 
 /* XXX should we fetch these for each open ? */
 static HEIMDAL_MUTEX acc_mutex = HEIMDAL_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-static void *cc_handle; 
 static cc_initialize_func init_func;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_DLOPEN
+static void *cc_handle; 
+#endif
+
 typedef struct krb5_acc {
     char *cache_name;
     cc_context_t context;