diff --git a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_mech_switch.c b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_mech_switch.c
index 0102a233f..19a0824ea 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_mech_switch.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_mech_switch.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ struct _gss_mech_switch_list _gss_mechs = { NULL, NULL } ;
 gss_OID_set _gss_mech_oids;
 static HEIMDAL_MUTEX _gss_mech_mutex = HEIMDAL_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_DLOPEN
 /*
  * Convert a string containing an OID in 'dot' form
  * (e.g. 1.2.840.113554.1.2.2) to a gss_OID.
@@ -160,7 +159,6 @@ _gss_string_to_oid(const char* s, gss_OID *oidp)
 
 	return (0);
 }
-#endif
 
 #define SYM(name)							\
 do {									\