diff --git a/libraries/libldap/sasl.c b/libraries/libldap/sasl.c
index 27da363e0c..bd59ff58b2 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/sasl.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/sasl.c
@@ -449,9 +449,12 @@ ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s(
 		goto done;
 	} else
 #endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CYRUS_SASL
 	if( mechs == NULL || *mechs == '\0' ) {
 		mechs = ld->ld_options.ldo_def_sasl_mech;
 	}
+#endif
 		
 	if( mechs == NULL || *mechs == '\0' ) {
 		rc = ldap_pvt_sasl_getmechs( ld, &smechs );