diff --git a/src/vfsdummy.h b/src/vfsdummy.h
index 27af5edc1..dc2304183 100644
--- a/src/vfsdummy.h
+++ b/src/vfsdummy.h
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ return_zero (void)
 #define mc_getlocalcopy(x) vfs_canon(x)
 #define mc_ungetlocalcopy(x,y,z) do { } while (0)
 
-#define vfs_init() do { } while (0)
-#define vfs_shut() do { } while (0)
-
 #define vfs_current_is_local() 1
 #define vfs_file_is_local(x) 1
 #define vfs_strip_suffix_from_filename(x) g_strdup(x)
diff --git a/vfs/vfs.h b/vfs/vfs.h
index 23dd0b604..0d7677a28 100644
--- a/vfs/vfs.h
+++ b/vfs/vfs.h
@@ -11,9 +11,18 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <utime.h>
 
+#ifdef USE_VFS
+
 void vfs_init (void);
 void vfs_shut (void);
 
+#else /* USE_VFS */
+
+#define vfs_init() do { } while (0)
+#define vfs_shut() do { } while (0)
+
+#endif /* USE_VFS */
+
 char *vfs_strip_suffix_from_filename (const char *filename);
 char *vfs_canon (const char *path);
 char *mc_get_current_wd (char *buffer, int bufsize);