diff --git a/src/xterm.c b/src/xterm.c
index 0e6165408de..715cb2e83cf 100644
--- a/src/xterm.c
+++ b/src/xterm.c
@@ -12867,6 +12867,8 @@ x_initialize ()
   XtToolkitInitialize ();
   Xt_app_con = XtCreateApplicationContext ();
   XtAppSetFallbackResources (Xt_app_con, Xt_default_resources);
+#endif
+#if USE_TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS
   xaw3d_arrow_scroll = False;
   xaw3d_pick_top = True;
 #endif