diff --git a/src/util-profiling-rulegroups.c b/src/util-profiling-rulegroups.c
index e4112ccc13..53b3624ce7 100644
--- a/src/util-profiling-rulegroups.c
+++ b/src/util-profiling-rulegroups.c
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ static int profiling_sghs_output_to_file = 0;
 int profiling_sghs_enabled = 0;
 static char *profiling_file_name = "";
 static const char *profiling_file_mode = "a";
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBJANSSON
 static int profiling_rulegroup_json = 0;
+#endif
 
 void SCProfilingSghsGlobalInit(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/util-profiling-rules.c b/src/util-profiling-rules.c
index 870f7b9705..520b1c0614 100644
--- a/src/util-profiling-rules.c
+++ b/src/util-profiling-rules.c
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ extern int profiling_output_to_file;
 int profiling_rules_enabled = 0;
 static char *profiling_file_name = "";
 static const char *profiling_file_mode = "a";
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBJANSSON
 static int profiling_rule_json = 0;
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Sort orders for dumping profiled rules.