diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 57db112..5ff9347 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 #include <ncurses.h>
 #include <ctime>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#ifdef WITH_SDL2
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+#endif
 #include "Board.h"
 #ifndef _WIN32
 #include <signal.h>
@@ -21,7 +23,9 @@ void handleSIGWINCH(int sig)
 
 #define MAX_TIME 60
 
+#ifdef WITH_SDL2
 SDL_GameController *controller;
+#endif
 
 void startGame(Board &board)
 {
@@ -163,6 +167,7 @@ void startGame(Board &board)
         }
 
         c = getch();
+#ifdef WITH_SDL2
         if (c == ERR)
         {
             if (controller != nullptr)
@@ -270,6 +275,7 @@ void startGame(Board &board)
                 }
             }
         }
+#endif
 
         if (!(c == ERR))
         {
@@ -438,6 +444,7 @@ void startGame(Board &board)
     }
 }
 
+#ifdef WITH_SDL2
 SDL_GameController *findController()
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < SDL_NumJoysticks(); i++)
@@ -450,6 +457,7 @@ SDL_GameController *findController()
 
     return nullptr;
 }
+#endif
 
 int main()
 {
@@ -466,6 +474,7 @@ int main()
     ioctl(STDOUT_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &w);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef WITH_SDL2
     bool controllerSupport;
 
     if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_GAMECONTROLLER) < 0)
@@ -481,6 +490,7 @@ int main()
     controller = findController();
     if (controller != nullptr)
         controllerSupport = false; // no controller for you
+#endif
 
     start_color();
     init_pair(1, COLOR_BLUE, COLOR_BLACK);