diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
index ca9d4cef..332eb752 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ void init_uwsgi_embedded_module() {
 		}
 	}
 
+#ifdef UWSGI_SPOOLER
 	if (uwsgi.spoolers) {
 		int sc = 0;
 		struct uwsgi_spooler *uspool = uwsgi.spoolers;
@@ -524,6 +525,7 @@ void init_uwsgi_embedded_module() {
                 	exit(1);
         	}
 	}
+#endif
 
 
 	if (PyDict_SetItemString(up.embedded_dict, "SPOOL_RETRY", PyInt_FromLong(-1))) {
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index 841c0bc5..17e89aaa 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -2767,6 +2767,7 @@ void *uwsgi_malloc_shared(size_t size) {
 }
 
 
+#ifdef UWSGI_SPOOLER
 struct uwsgi_spooler *uwsgi_new_spooler(char *dir) {
 
         struct uwsgi_spooler *uspool = uwsgi.spoolers;
@@ -2798,6 +2799,7 @@ struct uwsgi_spooler *uwsgi_new_spooler(char *dir) {
 
         return uspool;
 }
+#endif
 
 
 struct uwsgi_string_list *uwsgi_string_new_list(struct uwsgi_string_list **list, char *value) {
diff --git a/uwsgi.c b/uwsgi.c
index 39f6fec9..b8cb847b 100644
--- a/uwsgi.c
+++ b/uwsgi.c
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ void goodbye_cruel_world() {
 	exit(0);
 }
 
+#ifdef UWSGI_SPOOLER
 static void uwsgi_signal_spoolers(int signum) {
 
 	struct uwsgi_spooler *uspool = uwsgi.spoolers;
@@ -630,6 +631,7 @@ static void uwsgi_signal_spoolers(int signum) {
 	}
 
 }
+#endif
 
 void kill_them_all(int signum) {
 	int i;