diff --git a/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c b/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c
index c451420990e..7f01a78e79e 100644
--- a/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c
+++ b/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ char	   *ssl_crl_file;
  */
 int			ssl_renegotiation_limit;
 
+#ifdef USE_SSL
 /* are we in the middle of a renegotiation? */
 static bool in_ssl_renegotiation = false;
 
-#ifdef USE_SSL
 static SSL_CTX *SSL_context = NULL;
 static bool ssl_loaded_verify_locations = false;
 #endif