diff --git a/libretroshare/src/rsserver/rsinit.cc b/libretroshare/src/rsserver/rsinit.cc
index 231df6bf6..54108c7cf 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/rsserver/rsinit.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/rsserver/rsinit.cc
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ RsLoginHelper* rsLoginHelper = nullptr;
 RsAccounts* rsAccounts = nullptr;
 
 RsConfigOptions::RsConfigOptions()
-        : jsonApiPort(JsonApiServer::DEFAULT_PORT),
+        :
+#ifdef RS_JSONAPI
+          jsonApiPort(JsonApiServer::DEFAULT_PORT),
+#endif
           jsonApiBindAddress("127.0.0.1"),
           autoLogin(false),
           forcedPort(0),