diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 178b72c8..7be04418 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -589,7 +589,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         config.reload = 1; /* force a reload on start */
 
     while(!config.stop) {
+#ifdef UPNP
         upnp_tick(); /* run the upnp loop */
+#endif
 
         if((conf_get_int("general","rescan_interval",0) &&
             (rescan_counter > conf_get_int("general","rescan_interval",0)))) {