diff --git a/driver/cl_options.h b/driver/cl_options.h
index d638354dea..34856b70fb 100644
--- a/driver/cl_options.h
+++ b/driver/cl_options.h
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ extern cl::list<std::string> dcomputeTargets;
 
 #if defined(LDC_RUNTIME_COMPILE)
 extern cl::opt<bool> enableRuntimeCompile;
+inline bool isRuntimeCompileEnabled() { return enableRuntimeCompile; }
+#else
+inline bool isRuntimeCompileEnabled() { return false; }
 #endif
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/driver/linker-gcc.cpp b/driver/linker-gcc.cpp
index 323d9976ea..c76fb33131 100644
--- a/driver/linker-gcc.cpp
+++ b/driver/linker-gcc.cpp
@@ -340,12 +340,10 @@ void ArgsBuilder::build(llvm::StringRef outputPath,
     args.push_back("-lldc-profile-rt");
   }
 
-#if defined(LDC_RUNTIME_COMPILE)
-  if (opts::enableRuntimeCompile) {
+  if (opts::isRuntimeCompileEnabled()) {
     args.push_back("-lldc-jit-rt");
     args.push_back("-lldc-jit");
   }
-#endif
 
   // user libs
   for (auto libfile : *global.params.libfiles) {
diff --git a/driver/linker-msvc.cpp b/driver/linker-msvc.cpp
index fdcca11e7c..80055960af 100644
--- a/driver/linker-msvc.cpp
+++ b/driver/linker-msvc.cpp
@@ -118,12 +118,10 @@ int linkObjToBinaryMSVC(llvm::StringRef outputPath, bool useInternalLinker,
     args.push_back("ws2_32.lib");
   }
 
-#if defined(LDC_RUNTIME_COMPILE)
-  if (opts::enableRuntimeCompile) {
+  if (opts::isRuntimeCompileEnabled()) {
     args.push_back("ldc-jit-rt.lib");
     args.push_back("ldc-jit.lib");
   }
-#endif
 
   // user libs
   for (auto libfile : *global.params.libfiles) {
diff --git a/driver/main.cpp b/driver/main.cpp
index 3170515d47..9eb3ae6ff4 100644
--- a/driver/main.cpp
+++ b/driver/main.cpp
@@ -944,11 +944,9 @@ void registerPredefinedVersions() {
     VersionCondition::addPredefinedGlobalIdent("D_ObjectiveC");
   }
 
-#if defined(LDC_RUNTIME_COMPILE)
-  if (opts::enableRuntimeCompile) {
+  if (opts::isRuntimeCompileEnabled()) {
     VersionCondition::addPredefinedGlobalIdent("LDC_RuntimeCompilation");
   }
-#endif
 
   // Define sanitizer versions.
   if (opts::isSanitizerEnabled(opts::AddressSanitizer)) {
diff --git a/gen/runtimecompile.cpp b/gen/runtimecompile.cpp
index c69cf8db65..9f68021300 100644
--- a/gen/runtimecompile.cpp
+++ b/gen/runtimecompile.cpp
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ void declareRuntimeCompiledFunction(IRState *irs, IrFunction *func) {
   assert(nullptr != irs);
   assert(nullptr != func);
   assert(nullptr != func->getLLVMFunc());
-  if (!opts::enableRuntimeCompile) {
+  if (!opts::isRuntimeCompileEnabled()) {
     return;
   }
   auto srcFunc = func->getLLVMFunc();
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ void defineRuntimeCompiledFunction(IRState *irs, IrFunction *func)
   assert(nullptr != func);
   assert(nullptr != func->getLLVMFunc());
   assert(nullptr != func->rtCompileFunc);
-  if (!opts::enableRuntimeCompile) {
+  if (!opts::isRuntimeCompileEnabled()) {
     return;
   }
   auto srcFunc = func->getLLVMFunc();
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ void addRuntimeCompiledVar(IRState *irs, IrGlobal *var) {
   assert(nullptr != var);
   assert(nullptr != var->value);
   assert(nullptr != var->V);
-  if (!opts::enableRuntimeCompile) {
+  if (!opts::isRuntimeCompileEnabled()) {
     return;
   }