diff --git a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_tty_nif.c b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_tty_nif.c
index b3a3b8b0fb27..a885026915a9 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_tty_nif.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_tty_nif.c
@@ -935,7 +935,6 @@ static ERL_NIF_TERM tty_create_nif(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM
 
 static ERL_NIF_TERM tty_init_nif(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
 
-#if defined(HAVE_TERMCAP) || defined(__WIN32__)
     ERL_NIF_TERM input;
     TTYResource *tty;
 
@@ -957,6 +956,8 @@ static ERL_NIF_TERM tty_init_nif(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM ar
         return atom_ok;
     }
 
+#if defined(HAVE_TERMCAP) || defined(__WIN32__)
+
     tty->tty = enif_is_identical(input, atom_raw) ? enabled : disabled;
 
 #ifndef __WIN32__