diff --git a/src/app/script/app_scripting.h b/src/app/script/app_scripting.h
index 5fcc0e182..396905d3f 100644
--- a/src/app/script/app_scripting.h
+++ b/src/app/script/app_scripting.h
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #define APP_SCRIPTING_H_INCLUDED
 #pragma once
 
+#ifndef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
+  #error ENABLE_SCRIPTING must be defined
+#endif
+
 #include "doc/object_id.h"
 #include "script/engine.h"
 
diff --git a/src/app/shell.h b/src/app/shell.h
index c1b1b0823..deddebeb4 100644
--- a/src/app/shell.h
+++ b/src/app/shell.h
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #define APP_SHELL_H_INCLUDED
 #pragma once
 
+#ifndef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
+  #error ENABLE_SCRIPTING must be defined
+#endif
+
 namespace script {
   class Engine;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/ui/devconsole_view.h b/src/app/ui/devconsole_view.h
index 974ec44bc..80313b0b2 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/devconsole_view.h
+++ b/src/app/ui/devconsole_view.h
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #define APP_UI_DEVCONSOLE_VIEW_H_INCLUDED
 #pragma once
 
+#ifndef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
+  #error ENABLE_SCRIPTING must be defined
+#endif
+
 #include "app/script/app_scripting.h"
 #include "app/ui/tabs.h"
 #include "app/ui/workspace_view.h"
diff --git a/src/app/ui/main_window.cpp b/src/app/ui/main_window.cpp
index 27d9e79a5..3a0271699 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/main_window.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ui/main_window.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "app/pref/preferences.h"
 #include "app/ui/color_bar.h"
 #include "app/ui/context_bar.h"
-#include "app/ui/devconsole_view.h"
 #include "app/ui/document_view.h"
 #include "app/ui/editor/editor.h"
 #include "app/ui/editor/editor_view.h"
@@ -43,6 +42,10 @@
 #include "ui/system.h"
 #include "ui/view.h"
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
+  #include "app/ui/devconsole_view.h"
+#endif
+
 namespace app {
 
 using namespace ui;