diff --git a/source/creator/creator_args.c b/source/creator/creator_args.c
index 097d3f471fc..83edbe00399 100644
--- a/source/creator/creator_args.c
+++ b/source/creator/creator_args.c
@@ -2526,8 +2526,10 @@ void main_args_setup(bContext *C, bArgs *ba, bool all)
 #  undef CB
 #  undef CB_EX
 
+#  ifdef WITH_PYTHON
   /* Use for Python to extract help text (Python can't call directly - bad-level call). */
   BPY_python_app_help_text_fn = main_args_help_as_string;
+#  endif
 }
 
 /**