diff --git a/compiler/globals.pas b/compiler/globals.pas
index af28bcc9af..1d018a8f7f 100644
--- a/compiler/globals.pas
+++ b/compiler/globals.pas
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ interface
        paralinkoptions   : TCmdStr;
        paradynamiclinker : string;
        paraprintnodetree : byte;
+{$ifdef PREPROCWRITE}
        parapreprocess    : boolean;
+{$endif PREPROCWRITE}
        printnodefile     : text;
 
        {  typical cross compiling params}
diff --git a/compiler/options.pas b/compiler/options.pas
index 1a19b3a256..8cc3faba33 100644
--- a/compiler/options.pas
+++ b/compiler/options.pas
@@ -1642,8 +1642,10 @@ begin
            'l' :
              ParaLogo:=not UnSetBool(more,0,opt,true);
 
+{$ifdef PREPROCWRITE}
            'm' :
              parapreprocess:=not UnSetBool(more,0,opt,true);
+{$endif PREPROCWRITE}
 
            'M' :
              begin