diff --git a/src/crl.c b/src/crl.c
index 3a64d28a7..c7b8be96b 100644
--- a/src/crl.c
+++ b/src/crl.c
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ int InitCRL(WOLFSSL_CRL* crl, WOLFSSL_CERT_MANAGER* cm)
     crl->cm = cm;
     crl->crlList  = NULL;
     crl->currentEntry = NULL;
+#ifdef HAVE_CRL_MONITOR
     crl->monitors[0].path = NULL;
     crl->monitors[1].path = NULL;
-#ifdef HAVE_CRL_MONITOR
     crl->tid = INVALID_THREAD_VAL;
     crl->mfd = WOLFSSL_CRL_MFD_INIT_VAL;
     crl->setup = 0; /* thread setup done predicate */
@@ -249,11 +249,13 @@ void FreeCRL(WOLFSSL_CRL* crl, int dynamic)
 
     tmp = crl->crlList;
     WOLFSSL_ENTER("FreeCRL");
+#ifdef HAVE_CRL_MONITOR
     if (crl->monitors[0].path)
         XFREE(crl->monitors[0].path, crl->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_CRL_MONITOR);
 
     if (crl->monitors[1].path)
         XFREE(crl->monitors[1].path, crl->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_CRL_MONITOR);
+#endif
 
     XFREE(crl->currentEntry, crl->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_CRL_ENTRY);
     crl->currentEntry = NULL;
@@ -840,6 +842,7 @@ static int DupX509_CRL(WOLFSSL_X509_CRL *dupl, const WOLFSSL_X509_CRL* crl)
         return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CRL_MONITOR
     if (crl->monitors[0].path) {
         int pathSz = (int)XSTRLEN(crl->monitors[0].path) + 1;
         dupl->monitors[0].path = (char*)XMALLOC(pathSz, dupl->heap,
@@ -867,6 +870,7 @@ static int DupX509_CRL(WOLFSSL_X509_CRL *dupl, const WOLFSSL_X509_CRL* crl)
             return MEMORY_E;
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     dupl->crlList = DupCRL_list(crl->crlList, dupl->heap);
 #ifdef HAVE_CRL_IO
@@ -998,6 +1002,7 @@ static int SwapLists(WOLFSSL_CRL* crl)
         return -1;
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CRL_MONITOR
     if (crl->monitors[0].path) {
         ret = LoadCRL(tmp, crl->monitors[0].path, WOLFSSL_FILETYPE_PEM, 0);
         if (ret != WOLFSSL_SUCCESS) {
@@ -1021,6 +1026,7 @@ static int SwapLists(WOLFSSL_CRL* crl)
             return -1;
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     if (wc_LockRwLock_Wr(&crl->crlLock) != 0) {
         WOLFSSL_MSG("wc_LockRwLock_Wr failed");
@@ -1116,6 +1122,7 @@ static THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD DoMonitor(void* arg)
     fPEM = -1;
     fDER = -1;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CRL_MONITOR
     if (crl->monitors[0].path) {
         fPEM = open(crl->monitors[0].path, XEVENT_MODE);
         if (fPEM == -1) {
@@ -1137,6 +1144,7 @@ static THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD DoMonitor(void* arg)
             return NULL;
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     if (fPEM != -1)
         EV_SET(&change, fPEM, EVFILT_VNODE, EV_ADD | EV_ENABLE | EV_CLEAR,
@@ -1248,6 +1256,7 @@ static THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD DoMonitor(void* arg)
         return NULL;
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CRL_MONITOR
     if (crl->monitors[0].path) {
         wd = inotify_add_watch(notifyFd, crl->monitors[0].path, IN_CLOSE_WRITE |
                                                                 IN_DELETE);
@@ -1271,6 +1280,7 @@ static THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD DoMonitor(void* arg)
             return NULL;
         }
     }
+#endif
 
 
     /* signal to calling thread we're setup */
@@ -1413,6 +1423,7 @@ static THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD DoMonitor(void* arg)
     }
     handlesLen++;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CRL_MONITOR
     for (i = 0; i < WOLFSSL_CRL_MONITORS_LEN; i++) {
         if (crl->monitors[i].path) {
             handles[handlesLen] = FindFirstChangeNotificationA(
@@ -1432,6 +1443,7 @@ static THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD DoMonitor(void* arg)
             handlesLen++;
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     if (handlesLen == 1) {
         WOLFSSL_MSG("Nothing to watch. Only custom event handle set.");
diff --git a/wolfssl/internal.h b/wolfssl/internal.h
index ca3f80d83..c3c7577c1 100644
--- a/wolfssl/internal.h
+++ b/wolfssl/internal.h
@@ -2519,6 +2519,7 @@ struct CRL_Entry {
 };
 
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CRL_MONITOR
 typedef struct CRL_Monitor CRL_Monitor;
 
 /* CRL directory monitor */
@@ -2544,6 +2545,7 @@ typedef HANDLE wolfSSL_CRL_mfd_t; /* monitor fd, INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE if
                                    * no init yet */
 #define WOLFSSL_CRL_MFD_INIT_VAL (INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
 #endif
+#endif
 
 /* wolfSSL CRL controller */
 struct WOLFSSL_CRL {
@@ -2554,8 +2556,8 @@ struct WOLFSSL_CRL {
     CbCrlIO               crlIOCb;
 #endif
     wolfSSL_RwLock        crlLock;       /* CRL list lock */
-    CRL_Monitor           monitors[WOLFSSL_CRL_MONITORS_LEN];
 #ifdef HAVE_CRL_MONITOR
+    CRL_Monitor           monitors[WOLFSSL_CRL_MONITORS_LEN];
     COND_TYPE             cond;          /* condition to signal setup */
     THREAD_TYPE           tid;           /* monitoring thread */
     wolfSSL_CRL_mfd_t     mfd;