diff --git a/src/event/Loop.cxx b/src/event/Loop.cxx
index 1f8845124..f64b82852 100644
--- a/src/event/Loop.cxx
+++ b/src/event/Loop.cxx
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ EventLoop::Insert(CoarseTimerEvent &t) noexcept
 	again = true;
 }
 
+#ifndef NO_FINE_TIMER_EVENT
+
 void
 EventLoop::Insert(FineTimerEvent &t) noexcept
 {
@@ -167,12 +169,18 @@ GetEarlierTimeout(Event::Duration a, Event::Duration b) noexcept
 		: b;
 }
 
+#endif // NO_FINE_TIMER_EVENT
+
 inline Event::Duration
 EventLoop::HandleTimers() noexcept
 {
 	const auto now = SteadyNow();
 
+#ifndef NO_FINE_TIMER_EVENT
 	auto fine_timeout = timers.Run(now);
+#else
+	const Event::Duration fine_timeout{-1};
+#endif // NO_FINE_TIMER_EVENT
 	auto coarse_timeout = coarse_timers.Run(now);
 
 	return GetEarlierTimeout(coarse_timeout, fine_timeout);
diff --git a/src/event/Loop.hxx b/src/event/Loop.hxx
index 7aad5ac78..9bd37db08 100644
--- a/src/event/Loop.hxx
+++ b/src/event/Loop.hxx
@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@
 
 #include "Chrono.hxx"
 #include "TimerWheel.hxx"
-#include "TimerList.hxx"
 #include "Backend.hxx"
 #include "SocketEvent.hxx"
 #include "event/Features.h"
 #include "time/ClockCache.hxx"
 #include "util/IntrusiveList.hxx"
 
+#ifndef NO_FINE_TIMER_EVENT
+#include "TimerList.hxx"
+#endif // NO_FINE_TIMER_EVENT
+
 #ifdef HAVE_THREADED_EVENT_LOOP
 #include "WakeFD.hxx"
 #include "thread/Id.hxx"
@@ -64,7 +67,10 @@ class EventLoop final
 #endif
 
 	TimerWheel coarse_timers;
+
+#ifndef NO_FINE_TIMER_EVENT
 	TimerList timers;
+#endif // NO_FINE_TIMER_EVENT
 
 	using DeferList = IntrusiveList<DeferEvent>;
 
@@ -226,7 +232,10 @@ public:
 	bool AbandonFD(SocketEvent &event) noexcept;
 
 	void Insert(CoarseTimerEvent &t) noexcept;
+
+#ifndef NO_FINE_TIMER_EVENT
 	void Insert(FineTimerEvent &t) noexcept;
+#endif // NO_FINE_TIMER_EVENT
 
 	/**
 	 * Schedule a call to DeferEvent::RunDeferred().