diff --git a/rtl/objpas/sysutils/sysutils.inc b/rtl/objpas/sysutils/sysutils.inc
index 6ef0ebd5aa..a2993360cd 100644
--- a/rtl/objpas/sysutils/sysutils.inc
+++ b/rtl/objpas/sysutils/sysutils.inc
@@ -718,7 +718,11 @@ begin
 end;
 {$else}
 begin
+{$ifdef FPC_HAS_FEATURE_DYNLIBS}
   Result:=System.SafeLoadLibrary(FileName);
+{$else}
+  Result:=HModule(nil);
+{$endif not FPC_HAS_FEATURE_DYNLIBS}
 end;
 {$endif}