diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.cpp
index 069548356..80ab8ab81 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.cpp
@@ -223,9 +223,10 @@ void NewsFeed::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
 
     if(event->mType == RsEventType::MAIL_STATUS && (!!(flags & RsFeedTypeFlags::RS_FEED_TYPE_MSG)))
 		handleMailEvent(event);
-
+#ifdef RS_USE_WIRE
     if(event->mType == RsEventType::WIRE && (!!(flags & RsFeedTypeFlags::RS_FEED_TYPE_WIRE)))
 		handleWireEvent(event);
+#endif
 
 }
 
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@ void NewsFeed::handleSecurityEvent(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
 		MessageComposer::addConnectAttemptMsg(e.mPgpId, e.mSslId, QString::fromStdString(det.name + "(" + det.location + ")"));
 }
 
+#ifdef RS_USE_WIRE
 void NewsFeed::handleWireEvent(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
 {
     const RsWireEvent *pe =
@@ -541,6 +543,7 @@ void NewsFeed::handleWireEvent(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
     }
     sendNewsFeedChanged();
 }
+#endif
 
 
 void NewsFeed::testFeeds(RsFeedTypeFlags /*notifyFlags*/)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.h
index 876eef95a..b72195a66 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.h
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ private:
 	void handleMailEvent(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event);
 	void handlePostedEvent(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event);
 	void handleChannelEvent(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event);
+#ifdef RS_USE_WIRE
 	void handleWireEvent(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event);
+#endif
 
 	void addFeedItem(FeedItem *item);
 	void addFeedItemIfUnique(FeedItem *item, bool replace);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RetroShareLink.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RetroShareLink.cpp
index 66f9397aa..98672397b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RetroShareLink.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RetroShareLink.cpp
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ static void processList(const QStringList &list, const QString &textSingular, co
 				}
 			}
 			break;
-
+#ifdef RS_USE_WIRE
             case TYPE_WIRE:
             {
     #ifdef DEBUG_RSLINK
@@ -1552,6 +1552,7 @@ static void processList(const QStringList &list, const QString &textSingular, co
                 }
             }
             break;
+#endif
 
 			case TYPE_SEARCH:
 			{