diff --git a/src/sdl/i_main.cpp b/src/sdl/i_main.cpp
index 44c685061..90b1a6a96 100644
--- a/src/sdl/i_main.cpp
+++ b/src/sdl/i_main.cpp
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ static void InitLogging(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
 static void init_exchndl()
 {
-#ifdef _WIN32
 	HMODULE exchndl_module = LoadLibraryA("exchndl.dll");
 	if (exchndl_module != NULL)
 	{
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ static void init_exchndl()
 		if (pfnExcHndlInit != NULL)
 			(pfnExcHndlInit)();
 	}
-#endif
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 static void