diff --git a/compiler/options.pas b/compiler/options.pas
index 3434f19d62..a999fe0619 100644
--- a/compiler/options.pas
+++ b/compiler/options.pas
@@ -1829,6 +1829,7 @@ begin
   def_system_macro('FPC_HAS_TYPE_EXTENDED');
   def_system_macro('FPC_HAS_TYPE_DOUBLE');
   def_system_macro('FPC_HAS_TYPE_SINGLE');
+  def_system_macro('FPC_HAS_RESOURCES');
 {$endif}
 {$ifdef m68k}
   def_system_macro('CPU68K');
diff --git a/rtl/inc/elfres32.inc b/rtl/inc/elfres32.inc
index 4e0f77fe55..56d7a5600d 100644
--- a/rtl/inc/elfres32.inc
+++ b/rtl/inc/elfres32.inc
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ type
 
 Var
   InitRes : Boolean = False;
+{$ifdef FPC_HAS_RESOURCES}
   FPCResourceSectionLocation : pFPCResourceSectionTable; external name 'FPC_RESLOCATION';
+{$else}
+  FPCResourceSectionLocation : pFPCResourceSectionTable = Nil;
+{$endif}
   FPCRuntimeResourceInfoArray : PFPCRuntimeResourceInfo;
   ResInfoCount : Cardinal;