diff --git a/audio/audio_dsp_filter.c b/audio/audio_dsp_filter.c
index 59e4faec8a..4762c3cc9b 100644
--- a/audio/audio_dsp_filter.c
+++ b/audio/audio_dsp_filter.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static bool append_plugs(rarch_dsp_filter_t *dsp, struct string_list *list)
 rarch_dsp_filter_t *rarch_dsp_filter_new(
       const char *filter_config, float sample_rate)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_DYLIB
+#if !defined(HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN) && defined(HAVE_DYLIB)
    char basedir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    char ext_name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
 #endif