diff --git a/dlls/dwrite/freetype.c b/dlls/dwrite/freetype.c
index 260d87b7ac6..91e44d82f2b 100644
--- a/dlls/dwrite/freetype.c
+++ b/dlls/dwrite/freetype.c
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
 
 #include "dwrite_private.h"
 
-WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(dwrite);
-
 #ifdef HAVE_FREETYPE
 
+WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(dwrite);
+
 static CRITICAL_SECTION freetype_cs;
 static CRITICAL_SECTION_DEBUG critsect_debug =
 {