diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
index 0b9ab52fe1..8acf9147f3 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
@@ -658,7 +658,9 @@ virNetServerClientCreateIdentity(virNetServerClientPtr client)
 #if WITH_SASL
     char *saslname = NULL;
 #endif
+#if WITH_GNUTLS
     char *x509dname = NULL;
+#endif
     char *seccontext = NULL;
     virIdentityPtr ret = NULL;
 
@@ -748,11 +750,13 @@ virNetServerClientCreateIdentity(virNetServerClientPtr client)
                            saslname) < 0)
         goto error;
 #endif
+#if WITH_GNUTLS
     if (x509dname &&
         virIdentitySetAttr(ret,
                            VIR_IDENTITY_ATTR_X509_DISTINGUISHED_NAME,
                            x509dname) < 0)
         goto error;
+#endif
     if (seccontext &&
         virIdentitySetAttr(ret,
                            VIR_IDENTITY_ATTR_SELINUX_CONTEXT,
@@ -770,7 +774,9 @@ cleanup:
 #if HAVE_SASL
     VIR_FREE(saslname);
 #endif
+#if WITH_GNUTLS
     VIR_FREE(x509dname);
+#endif
     return ret;
 
 error: