diff --git a/src/alloy/backend/sources.gypi b/src/alloy/backend/sources.gypi
index 41419ac7a..a7e2c0928 100644
--- a/src/alloy/backend/sources.gypi
+++ b/src/alloy/backend/sources.gypi
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 
   'includes': [
     'ivm/sources.gypi',
-    'x64/sources.gypi',
+    #'x64/sources.gypi',
   ],
 }
diff --git a/src/alloy/runtime/runtime.cc b/src/alloy/runtime/runtime.cc
index 8a49a1bc4..d39ac4220 100644
--- a/src/alloy/runtime/runtime.cc
+++ b/src/alloy/runtime/runtime.cc
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Runtime::~Runtime() {
 
 // TODO(benvanik): based on compiler support
 #include <alloy/backend/ivm/ivm_backend.h>
-#include <alloy/backend/x64/x64_backend.h>
+//#include <alloy/backend/x64/x64_backend.h>
 
 int Runtime::Initialize(Frontend* frontend, Backend* backend) {
   // Must be initialized by subclass before calling into this.
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ int Runtime::Initialize(Frontend* frontend, Backend* backend) {
 #endif  // ALLOY_HAS_IVM_BACKEND
     if (FLAGS_runtime_backend == "any") {
 #if defined(ALLOY_HAS_X64_BACKEND) && ALLOY_HAS_X64_BACKEND
-      /*if (!backend) {
+      if (!backend) {
         backend = new alloy::backend::x64::X64Backend(
             this);
-      }*/
+      }
 #endif  // ALLOY_HAS_X64_BACKEND
 #if defined(ALLOY_HAS_IVM_BACKEND) && ALLOY_HAS_IVM_BACKEND
       if (!backend) {