diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/libmsc/Makefile.am
index c29d521..89fee91 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/Makefile.am
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 			ussd.c \
 			vty_interface_layer3.c \
 			transaction.c \
-			smpp_smsc.c smpp_openbsc.c \
 			osmo_msc.c
 
+if BUILD_SMPP
+libmsc_a_SOURCES += smpp_smsc.c smpp_openbsc.c
+endif
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c
index 2ed31e3..fe1b645 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@
 		subscr_put(sms->sender);
 	if (sms->receiver)
 		subscr_put(sms->receiver);
+#ifdef BUILD_SMPP
 	if (sms->smpp.esme)
 		smpp_esme_put(sms->smpp.esme);
+#endif
 
 	talloc_free(sms);
 }
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/bsc_hack.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/bsc_hack.c
index fa38f1f..b82a026 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/bsc_hack.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/bsc_hack.c
@@ -312,10 +312,10 @@
 	/* start the SMS queue */
 	if (sms_queue_start(bsc_gsmnet, 20) != 0)
 		return -1;
-
+#ifdef BUILD_SMPP
 	if (smpp_openbsc_init(bsc_gsmnet, 6040) < 0)
 		return -1;
-
+#endif
 	if (daemonize) {
 		rc = osmo_daemonize();
 		if (rc < 0) {