diff --git a/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.c b/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.c
index 05102ab11..1cc2932a9 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.c
@@ -1396,9 +1396,11 @@ KdInitOutput (ScreenInfo    *pScreenInfo,
     KdCardInfo	    *card;
     KdScreenInfo    *screen;
 
+#ifdef COMPOSITE
     /* kind of a hack: we want Composite enabled, but it's disabled per
      * default. */
     noCompositeExtension = FALSE;
+#endif
     
     if (!kdCardInfo)
     {