diff --git a/wrlib/Makefile.am b/wrlib/Makefile.am
index e98e0282..910c1f7e 100644
--- a/wrlib/Makefile.am
+++ b/wrlib/Makefile.am
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ libwraster_la_SOURCES = 	\
 	scale.c		\
 	rotate.c	\
 	convolve.c	\
-	nxpm.c		\
 	save_xpm.c	\
 	xutil.c		\
 	ppm.c
@@ -57,6 +56,8 @@ endif
 
 if USE_XPM
 libwraster_la_SOURCES += xpm.c
+else
+libwraster_la_SOURCES += nxpm.c
 endif
 
 LTCOMPILE2=`echo $(LTCOMPILE) | sed -e s/-fomit-frame-pointer//`
diff --git a/wrlib/nxpm.c b/wrlib/nxpm.c
index 0d0e5f51..3a146372 100644
--- a/wrlib/nxpm.c
+++ b/wrlib/nxpm.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 
 #define LINEWIDTH 64
 
-#ifndef USE_XPM
 
 static void free_color_symbol_table(unsigned char *color_table[],
 				     unsigned short *symbol_table)
@@ -444,5 +443,3 @@ RImage *RLoadXPM(RContext * context, const char *file)
 		RReleaseImage(image);
 	return NULL;
 }
-
-#endif