diff --git a/tshark.c b/tshark.c
index fac5b0bb55..84c8d5f929 100644
--- a/tshark.c
+++ b/tshark.c
@@ -2189,7 +2189,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
   output_fields = NULL;
 
 clean_exit:
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPCAP
   capture_opts_cleanup(&global_capture_opts);
+#endif
   return exit_status;
 }
 
diff --git a/wireshark-qt.cpp b/wireshark-qt.cpp
index 6f52e4bccc..827171a309 100644
--- a/wireshark-qt.cpp
+++ b/wireshark-qt.cpp
@@ -943,7 +943,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *qt_argv[])
 #endif /* _WIN32 */
 
 clean_exit:
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPCAP
     capture_opts_cleanup(&global_capture_opts);
+#endif
     return ret_val;
 }