diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index d4d02cdd0..e1aa326bf 100755
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -5971,7 +5971,9 @@ int wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, const char* file,
                                      const char* path)
 {
     int ret = SSL_SUCCESS;
+#ifndef NO_WOLFSSL_DIR
     int fileRet;
+#endif
 
     WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations");