diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index a9b1c46efb..0f5da34241 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -259,8 +259,10 @@ int rarch_main(int argc, char *argv[], void *data)
    void *args                      = (void*)data;
    int ret                         = 0;
    settings_t *settings            = NULL;
-   global_t *global                = NULL;
    driver_t *driver                = NULL;
+#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
+   global_t *global                = NULL;
+#endif
 
    rarch_main_alloc();
 
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_scan.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_scan.c
index 6d9c41550e..eb9c380a4c 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_scan.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_scan.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
    cbs->action_scan_ident = #name;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBETRODB
 static void handle_dbscan_finished(void *task_data, void *user_data, const char *err)
 {
    menu_environment_cb(MENU_ENVIRON_RESET_HORIZONTAL_LIST, NULL);
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ int action_scan_directory(const char *path,
 
    return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int menu_cbs_init_bind_scan_compare_type(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
       unsigned type)