diff --git a/dlls/dinput/joystick_linux.c b/dlls/dinput/joystick_linux.c
index 9921a28d7ba..261cee1ffc8 100644
--- a/dlls/dinput/joystick_linux.c
+++ b/dlls/dinput/joystick_linux.c
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@
 #include "device_private.h"
 #include "joystick_private.h"
 
-WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(dinput);
-
 #ifdef HAVE_LINUX_22_JOYSTICK_API
 
+WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(dinput);
+
 #define JOYDEV_NEW "/dev/input/js"
 #define JOYDEV_OLD "/dev/js"
 #define JOYDEVDRIVER " (js)"
diff --git a/dlls/dinput/joystick_linuxinput.c b/dlls/dinput/joystick_linuxinput.c
index 4b4d69cfd12..86f12d05df7 100644
--- a/dlls/dinput/joystick_linuxinput.c
+++ b/dlls/dinput/joystick_linuxinput.c
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@
 #include "device_private.h"
 #include "joystick_private.h"
 
-WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(dinput);
-
 #ifdef HAS_PROPER_HEADER
 
+WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(dinput);
+
 #define EVDEVPREFIX "/dev/input/event"
 #define EVDEVDRIVER " (event)"