diff --git a/nbase/nbase_misc.c b/nbase/nbase_misc.c
index 3c8f96439..5926eb406 100644
--- a/nbase/nbase_misc.c
+++ b/nbase/nbase_misc.c
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ int block_socket(int sd) {
 /* Use the SO_BINDTODEVICE sockopt to bind with a specific interface (Linux
    only). Pass NULL or an empty string to remove device binding. */
 int socket_bindtodevice(int sd, const char *device) {
+#ifdef SO_BINDTODEVICE
   char padded[sizeof(int)];
   size_t len;
 
@@ -281,7 +282,6 @@ int socket_bindtodevice(int sd, const char *device) {
     len = sizeof(padded);
   }
 
-#ifdef SO_BINDTODEVICE
   /* Linux-specific sockopt asking to use a specific interface. See socket(7). */
   if (setsockopt(sd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDTODEVICE, device, len) < 0)
     return 0;