diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 0cb796b1f..289cd14ab 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -5682,7 +5682,9 @@ txt2key(char *txt)
 void
 initoptions(void)
 {
+#ifdef SYSCF_FILE
     int i;
+#endif
 
     initoptions_init();
 #ifdef SYSCF