diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 86b413d8..032355e8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 	* src/rcfile.c (color_to_short): Elide a variable.
 	* src/rcfile.c (grab_and_store): First check that there is an
 	open syntax before checking that it is named "default".
+	* src/rcfile.c (parse_rcfile): Fix compilation when configured with
+	--enable-tiny plus --enable-nanorc.
 
 2016-03-10  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/rcfile.c (grab_and_store): Do not accept 'header" and 'magic'
diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index cdf112e3..5b86c362 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -1206,9 +1206,9 @@ void parse_rcfile(FILE *rcstream
     if (opensyntax && endcolor == NULL)
 	rcfile_error(N_("Syntax \"%s\" has no color commands"),
 			live_syntax->name);
-#endif
 
     opensyntax = FALSE;
+#endif
 
     free(buf);
     fclose(rcstream);