diff --git a/src/rpc/cli.cpp b/src/rpc/cli.cpp
index 7694e2fe7..570f9ff62 100644
--- a/src/rpc/cli.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/cli.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ void cli::run()
    }
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_EDITLINE
+
 /****
  * @brief loop through list of commands, attempting to find a match
  * @param token what the user typed
@@ -228,7 +230,6 @@ static int cli_check_secret(const char *source)
  */
 static int cli_quitting = false;
 
-#ifndef WIN32
 /**
  * Get next character from stdin, or EOF if got a SIGINT signal
  */
@@ -247,7 +248,8 @@ static int interruptible_getc(void)
 
    return r == 1 && !cli_quitting ? c : EOF;
 }
-#endif
+
+#endif //HAVE_EDITLINE
 
 void cli::start()
 {