diff --git a/src/shared/libaudit-util.c b/src/shared/libaudit-util.c
index beac269f21..147aaf9a1d 100644
--- a/src/shared/libaudit-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/libaudit-util.c
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ DLSYM_PROTOTYPE(audit_log_acct_message) = NULL;
 DLSYM_PROTOTYPE(audit_log_user_avc_message) = NULL;
 DLSYM_PROTOTYPE(audit_log_user_comm_message) = NULL;
 static DLSYM_PROTOTYPE(audit_open) = NULL;
+#endif
 
 int dlopen_libaudit(void) {
+#if HAVE_AUDIT
         ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN("libaudit",
                         "Support for Audit logging",
                         ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_RECOMMENDED,
@@ -35,8 +37,12 @@ int dlopen_libaudit(void) {
                         DLSYM_ARG(audit_log_user_avc_message),
                         DLSYM_ARG(audit_log_user_comm_message),
                         DLSYM_ARG(audit_open));
+#else
+        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+#endif
 }
 
+#if HAVE_AUDIT
 static int try_audit_request(int fd) {
         struct iovec iov;
         struct msghdr mh;
diff --git a/src/shared/libaudit-util.h b/src/shared/libaudit-util.h
index b4e7a56c50..f33258f9e1 100644
--- a/src/shared/libaudit-util.h
+++ b/src/shared/libaudit-util.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "forward.h"
 
+int dlopen_libaudit(void);
+
 #if HAVE_AUDIT
 #  include <libaudit.h>         /* IWYU pragma: export */
 
@@ -11,8 +13,6 @@
 extern DLSYM_PROTOTYPE(audit_log_acct_message);
 extern DLSYM_PROTOTYPE(audit_log_user_avc_message);
 extern DLSYM_PROTOTYPE(audit_log_user_comm_message);
-
-int dlopen_libaudit(void);
 #endif
 
 bool use_audit(void);