diff --git a/a8/pyengine.cc b/a8/pyengine.cc
index 9e1cf03..58526d5 100644
--- a/a8/pyengine.cc
+++ b/a8/pyengine.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <a8/a8.h>
 #include <a8/pyengine.h>
 
+#ifdef A8_USE_PYTHON
+
 #include <Python.h>
 
 static bool CallPyFunc(PyObject* py_module,
@@ -280,3 +282,5 @@ __builtins__.export_global = export_global
     }
 
 }
+
+#endif