diff --git a/tz.cpp b/tz.cpp
index b469a5a..a8ad942 100644
--- a/tz.cpp
+++ b/tz.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ get_download_folder()
 
 #  else // !_WIN32
 
+#    if !defined(INSTALL) || HAS_REMOTE_API
+
 static
 std::string
 expand_path(std::string path)
@@ -224,6 +226,8 @@ get_download_folder()
     return expand_path("~/Downloads");
 }
 
+#    endif // !defined(INSTALL) || HAS_REMOTE_API
+
 #  endif  // !_WIN32
 
 #endif  // !USE_OS_TZDB