diff --git a/src/server/aux-items.c b/src/server/aux-items.c
index 71ff14cff6b853da0a2022dc4a9e645eabd9fd01..99005c079629a3ab2e6170e38db7568d9ce28158 100644
--- a/src/server/aux-items.c
+++ b/src/server/aux-items.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: aux-items.c,v 1.21 1999/06/26 11:55:34 ceder Exp $
+ * $Id: aux-items.c,v 1.22 1999/06/26 14:07:27 byers Exp $
  * Copyright (C) 1994-1999  Lysator Academic Computer Association.
  *
  * This file is part of the LysKOM server.
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ unsigned long            num_aux_item_definitions = 0;
 
 /* Variables local to this file */
 
-static Aux_item_definition compiled_aux_items[] =
-{
-};
+#if COMPILED_AUX_ITEMS
+static Aux_item_definition compiled_aux_items[] = {};
+#endif
 
 
 /* Forward declaration of triggers */
@@ -486,16 +486,17 @@ aux_item_definition_cache_regexp(Aux_item_definition *def,
 void
 initialize_aux_items(char *aux_def_file)
 {
+#if COMPILED_AUX_ITEMS
     unsigned long                i;
 
     /* Set up precompiled items */
-
     for (i = 0;
          i < (sizeof(compiled_aux_items)/sizeof(*compiled_aux_items));
          i++)
     {
         aux_item_definition_add(&compiled_aux_items[i]);
     }
+#endif
 
     /* Read definitions from configuration file */