diff --git a/nmap.cc b/nmap.cc
index 984b75ee7..f0dfe5bac 100644
--- a/nmap.cc
+++ b/nmap.cc
@@ -1501,9 +1501,9 @@ int nmap_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   time_t timep;
   char mytime[128];
   addrset exclude_group;
+  #ifndef NOLUA
   /* Only NSE scripts can add targets */
   NewTargets *new_targets = NULL;
-  #ifndef NOLUA
   /* Pre-Scan and Post-Scan script results datastructure */
   ScriptResults *script_scan_results = NULL;
   #endif